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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Improvement Scheme Funding (6 Nov 2019)

Seán Canney: To clarify, in 2019, Cavan received €269,254, which it has drawn down in full, while Monaghan received €250,000, of which it has drawn down nil. The Senator mentioned Wexford, for which €329,878 was allocated but it has drawn down nothing. While it will probably be drawn down before the end of the year, there is a wide variation in the cost of laying a road per metre...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Ireland (5 Nov 2019)

Seán Canney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 835 to 838, inclusive, together. The additional appointee is on the pay scale of a Research Officer in Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) which is €35,151 to €67,575 per annum. The role of the appointee is to review the projects proposed on OPW channels and determine, in the first instance if they are appropriate. If the works are required,...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Philanthropy Initiatives (5 Nov 2019)

Seán Canney: My Department has commenced work on the development of a national policy and strategy to grow and develop philanthropy in Ireland. As a first step in this process, a request for tender is in preparation to conduct research into the current landscape of philanthropic giving in Ireland and to complete an independent report providing an overview of the philanthropy sector. The Department has...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Strategy Statements (24 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 10 and 288 together. The mission statement of my Department, as set out in its published statement of strategy, is to promote rural and community development and support vibrant, inclusive and sustainable communities throughout Ireland. The Department was established in 2017 to facilitate the achievement of this mission through creating conditions to support...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Strategy Statements (24 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: We are very satisfied that departmental funding and policies are making a positive difference to communities. Many vibrant towns and villages across Ireland are gaining and one can see that positive changes are happening. Evidence of our impact can be seen in the growing opportunities for employment creation and improved quality of life across rural Ireland. Funding for rural development,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Services Programme Administration (24 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: I thank the Deputy for the question. I presume she is referring to the community services programme which supports more than 400 community organisations in providing local services through a social enterprise model. CSP funding is provided as a fixed annual contribution towards the cost of an agreed number of full-time equivalent positions, including a manager, where warranted. A total of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Services Programme Administration (24 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: I hear what the Deputy is saying. We do not want to have anyone living in poverty. I repeat that the CSP fund was extended in 2019 to provide additional funding for organisations which were finding it difficult to meet national minimum wage obligations. The CSP fund is totally different from the community employment programme which is a labour activation programme which has been designed...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Services Programme Administration (24 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: I hear what the Deputy is saying, as does the Minister, Deputy Ring. I reiterate that Indecon Consultants is carrying out an independent review of the CSP programme on behalf of the Department. The review will examine, among other things, the programme's qualifying criteria and the income generation requirements that are necessary. It will help to inform decisions on how funding will be...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Preparations (24 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: I repeat that the funding opportunities from the Department are there for all communities. They are flexible and are there to deal with whatever scenarios come up. If people have a particular project, they can always make an application and we will see if it can be accommodated in the funding streams available. We have to realise that Brexit will affect different people in different...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Preparations (24 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: I am taking this question on behalf of the Minister. Preparations for all Brexit scenarios are being co-ordinated across government by the Departments of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Taoiseach. The Government’s detailed and comprehensive work across all sectors on no-deal planning is guided by the priorities and actions set out in the Government's contingency action plan...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Preparations (24 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: I reiterate that the Government will make more than €1 billion available in budget 2020 to be spent in the event of a no-deal Brexit. That funding will be used to protect Ireland from the worst effects of a no-deal Brexit and to help the businesses and people most affected, if and when they need it. This is on top of the grants and loans that are available for business and...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Broadband Service Provision (24 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: In my role as Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development, Natural Resources and Digital Development I work across both the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. I also chair the Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce which was established in 2016 to identify and overcome obstacles to mobile...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Telecommunications Infrastructure (24 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: In 2018, a Working Group of the Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce was established to explore the feasibility of developing a standardised policy for accessing and utilising State assets for the deployment of telecommunications infrastructure.  The Taskforce noted in its original 2016 Report that the State is the largest owner of land and property assets in the country....

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dog Breeding Industry (24 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: Following a public consultation process, my Department published new Guidelines for Dog Breeding Establishments in 2018.  These were put in place under the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010, and came into effect on 1 January of this year.  Having published the new Guidelines, my Department is now identifying any necessary legislative changes that may be required to further...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Broadband Service Provision (24 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development, Natural Resources and Digital Development, I work across both the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. In my role, I work very closely with the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Richard Bruton T.D., and have regular...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Angling Sector (24 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: The Conservation and Prohibition on Sale of Coarse Fish Bye-law No. 806, 2006 (copy attached for information) provides for the following conservation measures: - A bag limit of 4 coarse fish in any one day, - Prohibits the killing of any coarse fish greater than 25 cm in length, - Prohibits the sale of any coarse fish in Ireland (excluding NI); this provision will not apply to fishing...

Public Ownership of the National Broadband Network: Motion [Private Members] (23 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: Having listened to the debate it is clear that there is support on all sides of the House for delivering high speed broadband to the 1.1 million people living in the national broadband plan intervention area. My fellow Clare man, Deputy Harty, asked three questions. He asked when the contract would be signed? I hope it will be signed before the end of the year. He asked what the cost...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: CLÁR programme (22 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: No, it is not all up the west. Galway suffered the same way due to the nature of the divisions. Cork received funding of €780,000 in 2018 and, in 2017, €260,000 in respect of nine projects. It received €562,000 in respect of 35 projects in 2016. The amounts have fluctuated. The Deputy asked whether there was a further round to come. I have no knowledge of further...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: CLÁR programme (22 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: Sometimes, people feel like they are getting less than they are entitled to, but that happens with every item of funding. We are committed to reviewing the CLÁR programme by reference to the most recent census of population, which was in 2016. The review will consider whether other factors should be taken into account in designating areas of eligibility under CLÁR, for example,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: CLÁR programme (22 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: If there is a specific situation, we can look at it.