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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund Data (12 Nov 2019)

Michael Ring: The Rural Regeneration and Development Fund seeks to support ambitious and strategic projects which have the potential to transform rural economies and communities. The Government has committed €1 billion over 10 years to the Fund and €315 million is allocated to the Fund for the period 2019-2022. Under the published guidelines relating to the Fund it is stated that the Fund...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund Data (12 Nov 2019)

Michael Ring: The Rural Regeneration and Development Fund seeks to support ambitious and strategic projects which have the potential to transform rural economies and communities. The Government has committed €1 billion over 10 years to the Fund and €315 million is allocated to the Fund for the period 2019-2022. The first call for applications for funding under the Fund was completed in...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund Applications (12 Nov 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. The second call for Category 1 applications for the Fund, relating to capital projects which are fully...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (12 Nov 2019)

Michael Ring: The 2019 Town and Village Renewal Scheme was launched in April of this year.  There was a strong level of interest in the scheme and 309 applications in total were received for available funding of €15 million. Unfortunately, it was not possible to support all of the applicants within the budget available.  However, on 31st October, I announced details of 156 projects...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Advertising Campaigns (12 Nov 2019)

Michael Ring: My Department is represented on the Government Task Force on Emergency Planning, which is chaired my colleague, the Minister of State at the Department of Defence.  In that context, my Department is participating in the work of the Task Force in relation to the Be Winter Ready campaign.  My Department will use its...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (12 Nov 2019)

Michael Ring: The CLÁR programme provides funding for small scale infrastructural projects in disadvantaged rural areas that have experienced significant levels of de-population.    The areas originally selected for inclusion in the programme in 2001 were those which suffered the greatest population decline from 1926 to 1996.  The Cooley Peninsula was also included on the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (13 Nov 2019)

Michael Ring: I have provided the information requested by the Deputy in the following table. It details the supports, funding schemes and grants which are available from my Department to non-governmental environmental and conservation organisations and the updates to same made in Budget 2020. DRCD Supports, funding schemes grants available to non-governmental...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Library Projects (13 Nov 2019)

Michael Ring: My Department funds a Libraries Capital Programme that will invest c. €26 million in 19 library projects up to 2022. With regard to that programme, my department operates a Four Stage Capital Management process to ensure value for money and compliance with the Public Spending Code. My Department engages consistently with all local authorities throughout the capital...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Nov 2019)

Michael Ring: The local improvement scheme should really be within the remit of another Department. However, I reintroduced it because I knew that there was a need for it. To date, I have put €48 million into it. Everybody has to play a part in ensuring the success of the programme, as I have been telling local authorities and their elected representatives as they draw up their budgets. Instead...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Transport Services Provision (14 Nov 2019)

Michael Ring: My Department does not currently have a funding programme open for applications towards the cost of procuring a community bus. However, as the Deputy will be aware, my Department administers the CLÁR programme which aims to support the sustainable development of designated areas which have suffered significant levels of depopulation in the past.  The CLÁR programme is...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (19 Nov 2019)

Michael Ring: The Communities Facilities Scheme (CFS) which operated in 2017 was replaced in 2018 by the Community Enhancement Programme(CEP). The CEP replaces and builds on the CFS and the re-cast RAPID programme which operated in 2017. It was put in place following a review of those two schemes, and consideration of a Value-for-Money review of the original RAPID programme that closed to new...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (19 Nov 2019)

Michael Ring: As advised in my previous response to the Deputy, CLÁR funding has been provided for a range of measures, including for the enhancement or development of Play Areas and Multi-Use Games Areas (MUGAs). Eligible applicants under this measure include both schools and communities. The conditions attached to the CLÁR programme require that such facilities should be available for...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (19 Nov 2019)

Michael Ring: The Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme provides funding to develop new outdoor recreational infrastructure and to maintain, enhance and promote existing infrastructure. I launched the 2019 Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme on the 29thMarch last and applications were invited under three separate measures, based on the scale of the projects. The closing date for applications was...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (19 Nov 2019)

Michael Ring: There was a strong level of interest in the 2019 Town and Village Renewal scheme and 309 applications in total were received for available funding of €15 million. Unfortunately, it was not possible to support all of the applicants within the budget available. The selection of projects was by means of a competitive process and on 31st October 2019 I announced details of the 156...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: LEADER Programmes Funding (19 Nov 2019)

Michael Ring: The LEADER programme is administered in County Meath by the Meath Local Action Group (LAG). The total amount of funding allocated to the county for the duration of the 2014-2020 LEADER Programme is in excess of €6.9 million. To date, 69 projects with a combined grant value of over €3.1 million have been approved by the LAG. A further project, seeking funding of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (19 Nov 2019)

Michael Ring: The 2019 Town and Village Renewal Scheme was launched in April of this year. There was a strong level of interest in the scheme and I recently announced details of 156 projects that have been approved for funding of approximately €15 million this year. I intend to launch a further call for proposals under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme in 2020. Details of the application...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Ring: The 2019 Town and Village Renewal Scheme was launched in April of this year. There was a strong level of interest in the scheme and I recently announced details of 156 projects that have been approved for funding of approximately €15 million this year. These include 4 projects for Co. Kildare to the value of €312,164. My officials will be in contact with Kildare County Council...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Expenditure (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Ring: My Department was established in July 2017. In 2018, the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, a division of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, assumed responsibility for the provision of my Department's ICT managed services. The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform currently has a contract in place with Three Ireland for the supply of Mobile Phone...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff Data (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Ring: As of Friday, the 15th November, the staff breakdown in the Department of Rural and Community Development by gender and pay grade is as follows: Grade Male Female Secretary General 1 0 Assistant Secretary General 1 2 Principal Officer 8 3 Assistant Principal ...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Ministerial Advisers Data (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Ring: I have appointed three advisers to date. Minister of State Seán Canney has appointed one adviser. Details are summarised in Table A. Table A: Name Title Minister Department Commencement Date Cessation Date Mr Padraig Hughes Special Adviser Minister Michael Ring Department of Rural & Community...