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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...decision-making process. Carer’s Allowance claims pending per county County Scheme Count CARLOW 46 CAVAN 45 CLARE 55 CORK 287 DONEGAL 94 DUBLIN 599 GALWAY 118 KERRY 80 ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...table below lists the number of applications per county. County Total CARLOW 109 CAVAN 82 CLARE 146 CORK 564 DONEGAL 210 DUBLIN 1291 GALWAY 266 KERRY 256 ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (18 Apr 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...the matter. The number of non-DEIS schools receiving hot or cold meals by county County No. of Schools Carlow 10 Cavan 13 Clare 15 Cork 42 Dublin 119 Donegal 24 Galway 14 Kerry ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Mar 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...'s Benefit claims since 2019, by county County Recipients Carlow 580 Cavan 692 Clare 844 Cork 1,927 Donegal 1,990 Dublin 7,731 Galway 1,601 Kerry 965 Kildare ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (21 Mar 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...required by the Department. Any approved expenditure incurred by the service provider is then claimed from the Department on a monthly basis. My Department has very recently engaged with West Cork EmployAbility and is satisfied that adequate funding is in place to ensure that this important service jobseekers with a disability is provided in 2023.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (8 Mar 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...local authority where information is available regarding suitable housing supports including the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP). In September 2022, the former Dublin Central Rents Unit based in Cork Street was expanded to include Community Welfare Officers (CWOs) and support staff situated in locations across the country and Rent Supplement claim processing nationwide was consolidated...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (23 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...engage, engage and find out what people want on the ground because they know what they need in their areas. I will continue to impress that point on local authorities. I was in a town in west Cork and people said to me that they felt they were not being included. I said that was not the way it should be, that they should be consulted and part of the development of their town and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (23 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...local authority because there are a number of different funding streams available. On the community support fund, I have some opening and closing dates if people want to apply to the fund. The Cork County Council community support fund opened on 3 February and it will close on 13 March. I advise any of these organisations to apply for funding from that source. They can contact Cork...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Funding (23 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...growth through regeneration and town centre renewal. The fund also invests in strategic projects that contribute to further economic development in rural areas. Three projects located in south-west Cork have been allocated RRDF funding of €9.6 million for projects worth €22.7 million. The projects are the Kinsale library project, for which Cork County Council was...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Funding (23 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: .... Bandon has got funding - I think €5 million - for the town centre regeneration. I was in Bandon earlier in the year and met the Deputy's brother Danny down there. He is the cathaoirleach of Cork County Council. We had a great day there. There is a fabulous park in Bandon that we visited. That park was funded through the LEADER programme. I had a good conversation with the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Funding (23 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I am looking here at the town and village renewal scheme funding alone, and west Cork has not been doing too badly. I look at Bantry, which got €216,000 on top of RRDF funding. Dunmanway got €96,000. Glengarriff got €100,000 for installing a new riverside walk. I was out on the Beara Peninsula, where they are doing wonderful work on the Beara walk and the equestrian...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Harbours and Piers (23 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ..., as well as funding a strategic development proposal for the Pier. Mayo County Council is currently finalising this proposal. My Department also funded work at Doran’s Point serving Inis Bigil in 2022. Finally, in County Cork, my Department funded repair works at both Sherkin Pier and East Pier on Heir Island in 2022.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Vacant Properties (23 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...Scheme to support local authorities to immediately acquire derelict or vacant buildings, with the intention of using these projects for town regeneration purposes in line with the aims of TVRS. Cork County Council were approved funding under this measure to purchase the FCA Hall on the grounds of old Military barracks in Mitchelstown, Co Cork. Cork County Council propose to redevelop...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (23 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ..., and which are ready to proceed. Category 2 provides smaller grant funding to enable the development of project proposals suitable for future calls for Category 1 applications. In relation to projects based in Cork, to date the Fund has provided over €34.6 million for 21 projects located in Cork worth a total of €59.7 million. Based on the information in the most recent...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Offshore Islands (23 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...did with the rural development policy, Our Rural Future. We can see the difference that is making across the country, transforming our rural communities, town and villages, whether it’s in Galway or Monaghan or Cork, and I want to make sure that we do the same thing for our islands. As Minister with responsibility for the islands, I am determined to ensure the policy is...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (23 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...the connectedhubs.ie platform Total Carlow 5 8 13 Cavan 8 7 14 Clare 13 10 23 Cork 30 16 46 Donegal 18 17 34 Dublin 46 35 81 Galway 26 ...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Strategies (23 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...did with the rural development policy, Our Rural Future. We can see the difference that is making across the country, transforming our rural communities, town and villages, whether it’s in Galway or Monaghan or Cork, and I want to make sure that we do the same thing for our islands. As Minister with responsibility for the islands, I am determined to ensure the policy is...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (23 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...must form the basis of an application under a future TVRS call or be developed for town regeneration purposes via the local authorities' own resources or another funding stream by the end of 2024. Cork County Council were approved funding under this measure to purchase the FCA Hall on the grounds of old Military barracks in Mitchelstown, Co Cork. The application detailed that the proposed...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (23 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The 2021 dog control statistics, published by my Department on gov.ie, show that there are three full time dog wardens in Cork City, and there are five full time and four part time dog wardens in County Cork. Section 15(1) of the Control of Dogs Act 1986 states that every local authority must employ at least one dog warden. It is a matter for each local authority to determine if more...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (23 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...14 15 25 37 139 Cavan  10 12 4 4 22 25 77 Clare  28 30 12 12 20 25 127 Cork  34 62 20 19 29 22 186 ...