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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Urban Development (17 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I was delighted to launch the Town Centre First policy earlier this month, along with my colleagues Ministers Burke and Noonan . The policy aims to create town centres that function as viable, vibrant and attractive locations for people to live, work and visit, while also functioning as the service and social hub for the local community. It contains 33 actions which collectively will...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (17 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Town and Village Renewal Scheme aims to assist with the rejuvenation of rural towns and villages throughout Ireland, making them more attractive places to live, work and visit. Indeed, I am delighted with the interest shown in the most recent tranche of the scheme, with 191 project applications submitted from around the country. In line with the commitment in Our Rural...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (17 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Rural Regeneration and Development Fund provides funding for the development and construction of capital projects in towns and villages and rural areas across Ireland.  The Fund has, to date, allocated funding of €277 million for 191 projects across the country worth a total of €375 million. The third call for Category 2 applications to the Fund closed on...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Social Isolation (17 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: In delivering on its mission, my Department provides a wide range of strategic interventions, funding programmes and policies to support communities, including helping to address the issue of isolation for rural dwellers, older people and people with disabilities. Addressing the issue of individual isolation in communities has become more important than ever before, due to the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Digital Hubs (17 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Our Rural Future, Ireland’s Rural Development Policy 2021-2025, recognises the opportunity for rural rejuvenation that remote working presents and commits to establishing a comprehensive and integrated network of remote working hubs over the lifetime of the policy to 2025. In May 2021 I launched the National Connected Hubs network together with the connectedhubs.ie...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Digital Hubs (17 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 25 and 344 to 346, inclusive, together. Our Rural Future, Ireland’s Rural Development Policy 2021-2025, recognises the opportunity for rural rejuvenation that remote working presents and commits to establishing a comprehensive and integrated network of remote working hubs over the lifetime of the policy to 2025. In May last year I launched...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (17 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Town and Village Renewal Scheme provides funding to support the revitalisation of our rural towns and villages. The 2021 Scheme was launched with an indicative budget of €15 million and places particular emphasis on addressing vacancy and dereliction, projects supporting remote working, and enhancing town centre living. I can confirm that Kerry County Council has submitted eight...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Seirbhísí Farantóireachta (17 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Tá dearadh agus coimisiúnú an bháid fharantóireachta nua do Oileán Thoraigh ag brath ar cíbe forbairt a dhéantar ag an chéibh ag Machaire Rabhartaigh ar an mórthír as a dhéantar freastal ar Oileán Thoraigh.  Tá dlúth nasc idir an dá thionscadal agus tá siad beirt liostáilte faoin bPlean Forbartha...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (17 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: As part of 'Our Rural Future',the Government is committed to ensuring that the Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) is funded into the future. The LIS supports the improvement of rural roads and laneways that are not normally maintained by local authorities. I launched the 2021 Scheme with an initial budget of €10.5 million. I was very pleased to source additional funding...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Telecommunications Infrastructure (17 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 29 and 34 together. The Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce was re-established on 15 December 2021 with an inaugural meeting co-chaired by myself and Minister of State Ossian Smyth TD, involving participation from all key State stakeholders, including ComReg and the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland. This first meeting allowed Minister of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Urban Development (17 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 30 and 39 together. The Government recently published Town Centre First - A Policy Approach for Irish Towns.  This represents a whole of Government policy and  aims to tackle vacancy, combat dereliction and breathe new life into our town centres.  It  contains 33 actions which will give our towns the tools and...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rights of Way (17 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has, for some time, been examining how best to introduce a scheme to indemnify private land owners in upland areas who allow access to their lands for recreational purposes.  This is a complex issue and my Department has been advised that an indemnity scheme such as has been proposed would require legislative provision and that a number of separate pieces of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Offshore Islands (17 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Government's objective is that sustainable, vibrant communities can continue to live on the nation’s offshore islands. My Department recognises that for this to be achieved it is essential that investment is made in the maintenance and upgrading of island infrastructure. To this end, I have increased the allocation available for capital works from €2.64m in 2021 to...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (17 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Rural Regeneration and Development Fund provides investment to ambitious and strategic projects that support rural renewal, strengthen and build resilience in rural communities and assist in the regeneration of towns and villages with a population of less than 10,000 and outlying areas. To date, 191 projects have been approved for funding of €277m for projects costing a total...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Policies (17 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 36, 69 and 78 together. Our Rural Future is the most ambitious and transformational policy for rural development in Ireland for decades. The policy contains 152 measures for delivery across the whole of Government, with the underlying theme of economic, environmental and societal sustainability. The policy has a vision of ensuring vibrant and thriving...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Urban Development (17 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Government recently published Town Centre First - A Policy Approach for Irish Towns.  This publications represents a major new policy that aims to tackle vacancy, combat dereliction and breathe new life into our town centres.  It  contains 33 actions which will give our towns the tools and resources they need to become more viable and attractive places in which to live,...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Offshore Islands (17 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, the construction of the helipad on Inishturk is being undertaken by the relevant Local Authority, Mayo County Council, with financial assistance from my Department.  Officials from my Department have been in ongoing contact with the relevant officials in the  County Council to progress this development.  ...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Policies (17 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ‘Our Rural Future – Rural Development Policy 2021-2025’ is the most ambitious development policy for rural Ireland in decades. It was published in March 2021 and contains over 150 commitments across the whole of Government, for both short-term recovery and longer-term development. The policy has a five-year timeframe, with updates on delivery provided by a series of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Seirbhísí Farantóireachta (17 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Tá sé mar chuid lárnach de pholasaí na Roinne seo a chinntiú go bhfuil teacht ag pobail oileánda na tíre  ar sheirbhísí farantóireachta, lastais agus aeir ar féidir brath orthu.. Cuirtear na seirbhísí seo ar fáil do oileánaigh ó cheann ceann na bliana ar phraghas atá réasúnach, rud a...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (17 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Our Rural Future, Ireland’s Rural Development Policy 2021-2025, recognises the opportunity for rural rejuvenation that remote working presents and commits to establishing a comprehensive and integrated network of remote working hubs over the lifetime of the policy to 2025.   A number of funding streams operated by my Department directly support this commitment.  For...