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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: The CLÁR programme provides funding for small scale infrastructural projects in disadvantaged rural areas that have experienced significant levels of depopulation. The aim of the programme is to support the sustainable development of designated CLÁR areas, with the aim of encouraging people to continue to live and work in those areas. Since I reintroduced the CLÁR programe in...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: My Department operates an account for the use of taxi services in the Dublin area, which was arranged through a framework put in place by the Office of Government Procurement. In 2018, the total amount spent by my Department on taxi services was €2,976.38.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff Data (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1009 and 1010 together. The Department of Rural and Community Development was established in July 2017. The Department does not have a Broadband Support Unit, however, I can confirm that the Regional Telecommunications Development Unit had a total of 7 staff in 2017, 6 staff in 2018, and has 6 staff for 2019 as outlined in the table. Principal Officer...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local and Community Development Programme (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: The Framework Policy for Local and Community Developmentwas published by Government in January 2016. It sets out a high-level vision for the State’s support for local development and community development and underpins all relevant policies, programmes and interventions for local development and community development. My Department established a Cross-Sectoral Group on Local and...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Peace and Reconciliation Programme (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: PEACE IV is an EU funded cross-border programme which supports peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland, promoting social and economic stability particularly through actions promoting cohesion between communities. It is managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), one of the North-South Bodies established under the Good Friday Agreement. My...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Security of the Elderly (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: My Department is responsible for the Seniors Alert Scheme which encourages community support for vulnerable older people in our communities through the provision of personal monitored alarms to enable them to live securely in their homes with confidence, independence and peace of mind. Funding is available under the scheme towards the purchase by a registered community based-organisation of a...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Security of the Elderly (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: My Department is responsible for the Seniors Alerts Scheme which provides funding for personal monitored alarms for older people to enable them to live securely in their homes with confidence, independence and peace of mind. Following a review, I launched a new scheme which took effect on 1 November 2017. A media and information campaign was organised to support the launch. In addition to...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: LEADER Programmes (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: Responsibility for the provision of water services lies with my colleague, the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government in conjunction with Irish Water and the Local Authorities. However, within my own Department’s remit, assistance may be available under the LEADER Programme for work of this nature, subject to certain conditions. Applications for LEADER funding are made...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: The details requested by the Deputy are set out in the table below. As my Department was established on 19th July 2017, the information provided commences on that date and includes the remainder of 2017 and total expenditure in 2018. 2017 2018 Photography €3,249 €6,040 Advertising €12,712 €7,491.86 *National Ploughing Championships exhibit €47,233...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff Data (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: I can confirm that apart from one Press Adviser my Department has no dedicated staff for media, marketing, social media etc. The Department has a Communications Unit, comprising five staff, which incorporates the Press Office, and which deals with elements of internal and external communications, such as the website, staff information, press queries etc, as well as other corporate functions.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: The CLÁR programme provides funding for small scale infrastructural projects in disadvantaged rural areas that have experienced significant levels of depopulation. The aim of CLÁR is to support the sustainable development of designated CLÁR areas with the aim of encouraging people to continue live and work in those areas. The funding provided under CLÁR works in...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Services Programme Administration (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: The Community Services Programme (CSP) supports more than 400 community organisations to provide local services through a social enterprise model. CSP funding is provided as a fixed annual contribution to the cost of a manager and an agreed number of full-time equivalent (FTE) positions, with €32,000 per annum provided for a manager and €19,033 per annum for each FTE position....

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Services Programme Data (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: Funding for staff in community centres is provided through a number of public-funded schemes, including my Department's Community Services Programme (CSP). The CSP supports more than 400 community organisations to provide local services through a social enterprise model. Funding is provided as a fixed annual contribution to the cost of a manager and an agreed number of full-time equivalent...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: On 28thMay last year, I launched the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme for 2018, under three separate measures: - Measure 1: Small maintenance/promotion of existing infrastructure (maximum grant €20,000), - Measure 2: Medium scale repair/upgrade and development of new small/medium infrastructure (maximum grant €200,000), and - Measure 3: Repair/upgrade and development of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: The Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme is part of the Government’s Action Plan for Rural Development and provides funding for the development of new outdoor recreation infrastructure or the necessary maintenance, enhancement or promotion of existing outdoor recreation infrastructure in Ireland. On 28thMay last year, I launched the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme for...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Correspondence (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: My Department was established on 19 July 2017. It has received one complaint under formal complaints procedures since then. The complaint arose on the 27 August 2018 when a member of the public who corresponded with the Department in Irish was responded to in English, in error. The aggrieved member of the public also contacted the Coimisinéir Teanga in relation to the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff Data (16 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: I propose to take Questions Nos. 239 and 240 together. My Department pays subscriptions for professional membership fees for staff as required for them to undertake their official duties. The Department currently pays professional membership fees for two staff for the bodies specifies in Table A. In addition, the Department holds corporate membership with the Institute of Public...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: National Indemnity Scheme for Landowners (17 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: My Department has been working to develop a scheme to indemnify private land owners with regard to the use of their lands for recreational purposes. In this context, my officials have been in contact with the State Claims Agency and the Attorney General's Office with a view to progressing the matter. My Department has been advised that the proposed indemnity scheme should be underpinned...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (17 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: As the Deputy will be aware, the preparation of the 2018 Appropriation Account for my Department has just commenced. A provisional appropriation account will be submitted to the Comptroller and Auditor General by the 31stMarch 2018. The prepayments made by the Department in 2018 are compiled as part of this work and the information will therefore be available, on a provisional basis, at the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (17 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department was not established until July 2017. That said, there were some pre-existing programmes, including a number of Rural Schemes, which my Department now has responsibility for, some of which are listed in the following table. In 2016, pre-funding of approximately €28 million was released to the Local Authorities in respect of four Rural Schemes,...