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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (6 Mar 2019)

Michael Ring: I propose to take Questions Nos. 281 and 282 together. My Department did not engage with or consult any agency or other body regarding social media advertising or online promoted content in 2018 and has not done so to date in 2019. Furthermore, my Department did not incur any expenditure on social media advertising or online promoted content, as per the details supplied in the Deputy's...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (6 Mar 2019)

Michael Ring: Funding may be available through my Department’s Town & Village Renewal Scheme or the LEADER Programme for the type of project referred to by the Deputy. The Town and Village Renewal Scheme was introduced in the second half of 2016 and, to date, almost €53 million has been approved under the scheme for more than 670 projects across the country.  These projects...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (6 Mar 2019)

Michael Ring: The first call for applications for the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund closed at the end of September.  €1 billion is committed to the Fund over a 10 year period to support rural economic development and help build strong communities. €315m is allocated to the Fund for 2019-2022. There were 280 applications received to the first call under the Fund.126 applications...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Enhancement Programme (5 Mar 2019)

Michael Ring: I launched the Community Enhancement Programme for the first time in May 2018. It provides funding to community groups to help them to enhance facilities in disadvantaged areas.  The details of the 2019 Programme are currently being finalised by my Department and I expect that it will be launched before the end of March. 

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Tidy Towns Committees Funding (5 Mar 2019)

Michael Ring: The TidyTowns competition was originally launched by Fáilte Ireland over 60 years ago.  Since its inception, the competition has grown from 52 entrants in 1958, to 883 entrants in 2018.  As Minister for Rural and Community Development, I was delighted to be in a position to announce grant funding to TidyTowns Committees of €1.4 million for each of the...

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

Michael Ring: The CLÁR programme provides funding for small scale projects in rural areas that have experienced significant levels of depopulation.  The programme has been very successful since I reintroduced it in 2016, following a number of years when it was closed for new applications.  It now forms part of my Department's Project Ireland 2040 Programme for Rural Regeneration....

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Tidy Towns Committees Funding (27 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: The Tidy Towns competition was originally launched by Fáilte Ireland over 60 years ago. Since its inception, the competition has grown from 52 entrants in 1958, to 883 entrants in 2018. As Minister for Rural and Community Development, I was delighted to be in a position to announce grant funding to TidyTowns Committees of €1.4 million for each of the years 2017 and 2018, to...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme (27 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: The Local Improvement Scheme, or LIS, is a programme for improvement works on small private or non-public roads in rural areas. The scheme is funded by my Department and is administered through the Local Authorities. As the Deputy may be aware, there was no dedicated funding for this scheme for a number of years due to constraints on public expenditure. However, I was very conscious of the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Seniors Alert Scheme (27 Feb 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: Migrant Integration (26 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: Proposals for a more joined-up approach to planning, oversight and management of local and community development are set out in Putting People First – Action Programme for Effective Local Government. Putting People First is the Government’s policy document on local government reform and development and provides for Local Community Development Committees, LCDCs, and new six-year...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff Data (26 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: The table below details the number of conferences staff, of my Department, have attended, where a cost was incurred, in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019. Year Number of conferences attended Number of staff that attended Registration Cost€ Other Costs € Totals 2017 6 2 €0 €776.20 Totals 2018 15 10 €635.00 €2528.78 Totals 2019 1 1...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Expenditure (26 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: The table below outlines the amount spent in respect of conferences by my Department in the period referred to by the Deputy. Year Conferences Funded by Department of Rural and Community Development Department PartiallyFunded Conference Department Fully FundedConference Amount spent in advertising internal Amount spent in advertising external Amount spent in sponsorship external Totals for...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Data (26 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: My Department was established on 19 July 2017. I can confirm that no officials from my Department attended the summit in question in 2017 or 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (26 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: The first call for applications for the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund closed at the end of September. €1 billion is committed to the fund over a 10 year period to support rural economic development and help build strong communities. €315 million is allocated to the fund for 2019-2022. There was an excellent response from all across the country, with 280 applications...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: EU Funding (26 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: I can confirm that in 2017, my Department received a total of €3,119,602.27 in EU co-funding in respect of claims submitted to the European Commission for LEADER related expenditure. The 2014 -2020 LEADER Programme is co-funded at a rate of 62.8% by the EU under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development. The amounts drawn down cover the period from April 2016 to June...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Irish Language (20 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: My Department was established on 19 July 2017. I can confirm that my Department has been engaged in the preparation of its first Irish Language Scheme in accordance with the Guidelines outlined under Section 12 of the Official Languages Act 2003. The Scheme will be finalised shortly and will be in effect for the period from 2019 to 2021. It has been formulated with the intention of ensuring...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (20 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: The first call for applications for the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund closed at the end of September. €1 billion is committed to the Fund over a 10 year period to support rural economic development and help build strong communities. €315m is allocated to the Fund for 2019-2022. There was an excellent response from all across the country, with 280 applications...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (20 Feb 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 and the various allocations over that period will be confirmed as part of the annual budgetary process....

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Schools Facilities (19 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: Primary responsibility for the development of school facilities rests with my colleague, the Minister for Education and Skills. From my own Department's perspective, the CLÁR programme provides funding for small scale projects in designated rural areas that have experienced significant levels of depopulation. The types of projects which have been supported since I re-launched the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Enhancement Programme Eligibility (19 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: The Community Enhancement Programme helps community groups to improve facilities in their area. It is aimed at addressing disadvantage as outlined in each area's Local Economic and Community Plan. Under the 2018 programme, schools could apply for funding as long as they were not a commercial or for-profit organisation, and on the condition that the grant was for something available to the...