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

Michael Ring: My Department, which was established in July 2017, has not published any post enactment reports.

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

Michael Ring: My Department occupies offices in two locations, in Trinity Point, Dublin 2 and Government Buildings in Ballina, Co. Mayo. The office space in the building in Ballina is shared between five Government Departments. In Ballina my Department currently has three desks in the space allocated to us which are not allocated to individual staff but are used by Department staff from Dublin when...

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

Michael Ring: The disclosures made by my Department under freedom of information was last updated at end of June 2019, which is in line with this Departments disclosure policy to have this information published on our website routinely.

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: Security of the Elderly (7 Nov 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: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (7 Nov 2019)

Michael Ring: The 2019 Town and Village Renewal Scheme was launched in April of this year and Local Authorities were invited to submit up to 12 applications each for consideration by my Department. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Services Programme (7 Nov 2019)

Michael Ring: The organisation in question submitted an Expression of Interest (EOI) under the Community Services Programme (CSP) in May 2019. The EOI appraisal process, which is carried out by Pobal on behalf of this Department, is designed to differentiate between those organisations that are, or have the potential to be a good fit with the CSP and those organisations which are deemed to be unsuitable,...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Expenditure (6 Nov 2019)

Michael Ring: The announcement of successful projects under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme 2019 took place in Killawalla Community Hall, Co. Mayo on 30th October 2019. On foot of the announcement, 156 rural towns and villages across the country are set to benefit from €15 million in funding under the scheme. Officials from my Department worked with Mayo County Council and the local...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Expenditure (6 Nov 2019)

Michael Ring: My Department was established in July 2017 with an important mandate to promote rural and community development and help to build vibrant sustainable communities across the country. My Department is achieving this through a range of funding schemes and initiatives and has, as outlined in its published Statement of Strategy, prioritised communicating with the general public in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (5 Nov 2019)

Michael Ring: The CLÁR programme provides funding for small infrastructural projects in rural areas which have suffered high levels of population decline. I launched the 2019 CLÁR Programme on 28th February last, with a closing date for applications of 25thApril. Applications were invited under the following measures: Measure 1: Support for Schools/Community Safety Measure 2: Play Areas...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme Applications (5 Nov 2019)

Michael Ring: I reintroduced the Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) in September 2017, after a number of years when no dedicated funding was available for the scheme. Since then, I have allocated over €48 million to Local Authorities under the scheme for improvement works on non-public roads. The number and location of roads to benefit from improvement works under the LIS is a matter for the Local...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund Applications (5 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 second call for Category 1 applications for the Rural Regeneration and...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Information and Communications Technology (5 Nov 2019)

Michael Ring: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1016 to 1018, inclusive, together. My Department's ICT managed service is provided by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform through the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO). There are currently 154 personal computing devices running the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system in my Department. I understand that all of these devices...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff Data (5 Nov 2019)

Michael Ring: There are a total of 189 staff employed in the Department of Rural and Community Development. This comprises 171 staff working full-time and 18 staff working part-time. I can confirm that all officers are paid at a rate which is above the minimum wage rate of pay.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Public Procurement Contracts Data (5 Nov 2019)

Michael Ring: All procurement within my Department takes place in the context of national guidance, and national and EU requirements and regulations. From establishment in July 2017 to date, my Department has not awarded any contracts which were found to be non-compliant with these requirements. With regard to the four bodies under the aegis of my Department, (Pobal, Water Safety Ireland, The Charities...