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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. While good progress has been made, my Department has been advised that the proposed...

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

Michael Ring: The following table details the amount spent on accountancy and consultancy firms in relation to capital projects since the establishment of my Department in July 2017. Purpose of Consultancy Capital project/programme relating Cost of Consultancy (€) Provision of Development of Local Digital Strategies for all Local Authorities Local Digital Strategies will assist local ...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: LEADER Programmes Funding (22 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: LEADER, which is referred to at EU level as Measure 19 of the Rural Development Programme, forms part of Ireland's Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 and has a total budget of €250 million over the period in question.  €220 million of this funding has been allocated to the Local Action Groups (LAGs) throughout the country who deliver the LEADER programme.  The...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Expenditure (22 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: The cost of Ministerial foreign travel is routinely published by the Department as part of our FOI publication scheme, and this information is available on the Departments website. In addition I can inform the Deputy that the total cost incurred by the Department for airline travel in 2018 was €5,886, inclusive of Ministerial travel.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Expenditure (22 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: The cost of newspapers in my Department in 2018 was €6,551.80.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (22 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: The Communities Facilities Scheme and the nationwide re-cast RAPID programme were launched for the first time in 2017.  €65,000 was provided to each local authority area under each scheme, a total of €130,000 for each area. In 2018, these two programmes were replaced by the Community Enhancement Programme (CEP).  The below table gives the amount...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (22 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: The nationwide re-cast RAPID programme and the Communities Facilities Scheme were launched for the first time in 2017.  €65,000 was provided to each local authority area under each scheme, a total of €130,000 for each area and €4m across the country. In 2017, 292 projects were approved under the RAPID programme.  Details of each project are available on my...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: RAPID Programme (22 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the table below. Funding is provided to support initiatives which are overseen by the North East Inner City Oversight Committee, chaired by the Department of An Taoiseach.  The North East Inner City Initiative (NEIC) commenced in 2016.  No RAPID funding was provided for the initiative in 2016, however separate...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation (22 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: Progress Reports on the implementation of the Action Plan for Rural Development are published twice a year on my Department's website, www.drcd.gov.ie. The most recent, Third Progress Report, was published in November 2018 and outlines the progress which took place in relation to all actions due for delivery between January 2018 and June 2018, or which are being implemented on an ongoing...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (22 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: Under Project Ireland 2040, the Government has committed €1 billion to the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund over a 10 year period to support rural economic development and help build strong communities.  The Fund has been allocated €315m over the period 2019 to 2022, with €55m set aside in my Department's budget for successful projects in 2019.  The...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: LEADER Programmes Expenditure (22 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: LEADER is a multi-annual programme which has a total budget of €250 million over the period to 2020.  Total expenditure on the LEADER programme since it commenced - effectively in 2016 when the majority of Funding Agreements were signed - amounts to over €38 million.  This comprises: - €1.5 million in initial costs incurred by the LEADER Local Action Groups...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Brexit Issues (22 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: I can confirm that Departments across Government have been planning for all Brexit scenarios but as the UK's exit date of 29 March approaches, Government has decided that immediate priority must now be given to preparations for a no-deal Brexit. The Government published a Contingency Action Plan on 19 December 2018, which my Department inputted into, setting out its...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (22 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: As the Deputy will be aware, CLÁR is an important part of the Government’s Action Plan for Rural Development and focuses on areas which have suffered the greatest levels of population decline.  The programme was effectively closed for new applications in 2010.  However, I re-launched CLÁR in 2016, and, since then, more than 1,200 projects have benefited from...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Library Services Funding (22 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: My Department funds a libraries capital programme that will invest some €29 million in 19 projects, and in the My Open Library service, between 2016 and 2022.  The programme has been developed on the basis of priority proposals submitted by local authorities and is fully committed at this stage. Two major developments have already been completed under the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Capital Expenditure Programme (22 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: The amount allocated to these specific schemes in 2018, and the expenditure incurred, is outlined in the table below. The Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme, Walks Scheme and CLÁR Programme each form part of the wider A.4 National Rural Development Schemes programme, and the allocations below this A.4 sub-head level are, therefore, indicative.   These expenditure figures...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: LEADER Programmes Expenditure (22 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: LEADER is a multi-annual programme which has a total budget of €250 million over the period to 2020.  €220 million of this funding has been allocated to each of the individual Local Action Groups (LAGs) who deliver LEADER.  The remaining €30 million is allocated for thematic programmes delivered at a national level.  Total expenditure on the LEADER...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Brexit Issues (22 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: My Department is a designated Accountable Department for certain measures under the PEACE IV Programme.  My colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, has overall responsibility for both the PEACE and INTERREG programmes including discussions on the future of these programmes.  That said, I can confirm the Government is committed to the successful...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (23 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: The town and village renewal scheme forms an important part of the Action Plan for Rural Development and has the potential to stimulate economic recovery and job creation in towns and villages across rural Ireland. The scheme is specifically focused on rural towns and villages with a population of less than 10,000. The town and village renewal scheme was introduced in the second half of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (23 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: A total of €13.854 million has been drawn down to date. To be fair to the local authorities, the schemes were always intended to be run over a 15-month period. We allocated the funding in October and expect it to be spent this year. It is a rolling scheme and that is the way it will operate, regardless of who will have this job in the future. That is the way it has to be because...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (23 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: I thank the Deputy, and I really mean that, for his support because he is correct and this is something I have been saying within the Department. Of course, civil servants do not like to give out to other civil servants and they will protect one another whenever they have to, but local authorities have not had themselves in glory. Every week, I read cuttings from local papers all over the...