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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dog Breeding Industry (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: Absolutely. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan brought in a number of people here who are involved in this area. I met with them and it was one of the more positive meetings I have had in a long time. They had fundamental issues which they wanted to see addressed and they came to help to do that. I gave them a commitment and I visited Tipperary after that meeting. It is a problem and a lot of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Improvement Scheme (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: I will take this question to allow the Minister time to draw breath.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Improvement Scheme (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: Yes, exactly. I propose to take Questions Nos. 66 and 102 together. The LIS is the programme for improvement works on small private or non-public roads in rural areas. It is funded by the Minister's Department and is administered through the local authorities. As the Deputy may be aware, there was no dedicated funding for the scheme due to the constraints on public expenditure, but the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Improvement Scheme (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: I concur with all the Deputy's points, as I am sure all the Deputies present also will. The LIS is an effective way of providing infrastructure in the most rural areas in order that we can travel safely in our cars and walk, given that some of the roads can also function as walking amenities. The Minister allowed the local authorities to claim up to 10% of the net cost of projects selected...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Telecommunications Infrastructure (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: I am not sticking my head in the sand, nor is the Department. We have 30 broadband officers in place. At the time they were only being put in place and were not working full time. To ensure the broadband officers are most effective, I meet them continually. I have met them bilaterally with their chief executives in Galway about two months ago. I have stressed to them the purpose of their...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Telecommunications Infrastructure (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: Just yesterday the Minister, Deputy Bruton, who is dealing with that tender, clearly stated that a report on the national broadband plan would be brought to Cabinet by Easter. That is the timeline I have, which is the same as the one the Deputy has. It was repeated again yesterday in the meeting. The Deputy has criticised the broadband officers. I met them along with the CEOs of each...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Telecommunications Infrastructure (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: As the Deputy will be aware, the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment has overall policy responsibility for the national broadband plan. However, my Department, through the unit referred to by the Deputy, works closely with the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment and with local authorities to help prepare rural communities for the roll-out of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Authority Staff (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: Since my appointment as Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development, I have met with the Broadband Officers from all 31 Local Authorities on a number of occasions.  The Broadband Officers are co-funded by my Department and they meet collectively on a regular basis in the form of the Telecommunications Action Group, or TAG, which is convened by my...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Scheme to Support National Organisations (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: The Scheme to Support National Organisations (SSNO) is a key element of my Department's support for the role of the Community and Voluntary sector in contributing to the development of a strong and vibrant civil society. The scheme provides multi-annual funding towards the core costs of national organisations, with a particular focus on organisations that provide supports to those...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: Pobal is a not for profit company which was originally established by Government in 1992 as Area Development Management (ADM) Ltd.  Charitable status was granted to the company by the Revenue Commissioners on the 20th November 1996.  In 2005 ADM was re-named Pobal.  In accordance with Section 40 of the Charities Act, 2009, Pobal was entered onto the Register of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Voluntary Sector (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: My Department's Community and Voluntary Supports and Programmes provide a cohesive framework of support for the community and voluntary sector. €3.5m is being provided in 2019 under this programme to support 21 Volunteer Centres, 8 Volunteer Information Services in areas without a Volunteer Centre and a number of volunteer-supporting organisations, such as Volunteer Ireland. Last...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Telecommunications Infrastructure (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: The Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce was established in July 2016 on foot of a Programme for Government commitment to identify solutions to alleviate telecommunications deficits, particularly in rural Ireland, prior to full build and roll-out of high speed broadband in the State intervention area under the National Broadband Plan. The Department of Rural and Community Development and...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Broadband Scheme (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for Natural Resources, Community Affairs 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, a cross-Government body co-ordinated by officials of the two Departments. I am keenly aware of the importance...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Broadband Scheme (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 87 and 94 together. The Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment has overall policy responsibility for the National Broadband Plan.  However, my Department, through the Unit responsible for regional telecommunications development, works closely with the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment and with Local...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dog Breeding Industry (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: Last year, following a public consultation process, my Department published new Guidelines for Dog Breeding Establishments. 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 improve...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Regional Development Initiatives (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: The Programme for a Partnership Government and the Action Plan for Rural Development both commit to progressing the Atlantic Economic Corridor initiative to create an economic area of scale along the western seaboard. The initiative aims to maximise the assets of the region and to better utilise the economic hubs, clusters and catchments of the area to attract investment, support job...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Mobile Telephony Use (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: In 2017, officials from my Department, the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment and a small number of Local Authorities met to examine the potential for mapping mobile phone blackspots in Ireland. On foot of these meetings, an invitation was issued in late 2017 to all Local Authorities to provide data on 5 or 6 prioritised local blackspots, with a view to...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Western Development Commission (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: The Western Development Commission has achieved much since was it established in 1999.  It now has an important role to play in supporting the Government's objectives for more effective regional development through initiatives such as the National Planning Framework, the new Regional Enterprise Plans, the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategies, and the Atlantic Economic...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: I refer to the reply to Question No. 574 of 12 February 2019. I am advised by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) that payments have, so far, issued to 90 applicants who have communicated, in writing, formal acceptance of the offer and confirmation of an undertaking to adhere to the conditions of the scheme and their individual letter of offer. Payments will issue to other eligible applicants...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Scheme to Support National Organisations (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: The Scheme to Support National Organisations (SSNO) provides multi annual funding to national organisations in respect of core costs associated with the provision of their services. The current scheme commenced on 1 July 2016 and runs until 30 June 2019.  The scheme is administered by Pobal on behalf of the Department of Rural and Community Development. The Scheme to Support National...