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

Michael Ring: The Community Services Programme (CSP) supports around 400 community organisations to provide local services through a social enterprise model with funding provided as a contribution to the cost of a manager and an agreed number of full-time equivalent positions (FTEs). Some €46 million will be provided under the programme in 2019. A business plan was submitted by the organisation in...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme Funding (19 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: Departmental Contracts Data (19 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: The Department of Rural and Community Development has not directly undertaken any capital projects since its establishment in July 2017. The capital funding available to the Department is utilised at programme level to support local authorities and others in the delivery of individual capital projects. Such programmes include the Town and Village Renewal Scheme, Outdoor Recreation...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Public Procurement Contracts Data (19 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: The question, as I understand it, relates to all tenders of €500,000 or over. The Department of Rural and Community Development was established in July 2017, and to date has not awarded any contracts valued at €500,000 or above. The Department complies with the relevant Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) procedures and guidance on procurement. The guidance...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: The Deputy should give back the €40,000 he gets as an Independent.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: Give back the €40,000 you get as an Independent.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: Sit down. You had your chance to come over here and you would not take it.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: You were a coward. You were like my dog at home - always scratching.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: I am asking you on the floor of the Dáil today to give back the €40,000 you get on top of your salary.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: Give back the €40,000.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (14 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: My Department was established on 19 July 2017. Since that time I can confirm that my Department has not contracted consultants or audit services from the firm in question, and therefore does not have expenditure to report in relation to such services.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme Data (14 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: As the Deputy will be aware, there was no dedicated funding for the Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) for a number of years due to constraints on public expenditure. However, I was very conscious of the underlying demand for the scheme in rural areas throughout the country and therefore I reintroduced the scheme in September 2017. In 2017, I allocated a total of €17.5 million to Local...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Capital Expenditure Programme (14 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: The Department of Rural and Community Development has not directly undertaken any capital projects since its establishment in July 2017. The capital funding available to the Department is utilised at programme level to support local authorities and others in the delivery of individual capital projects. To date, such programmes include the Town and Village Renewal Scheme, Outdoor...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Functions (13 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: If someone dies without the means to pay for burial and if this person has no traceable next of kin, legislation provides that the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection may make arrangements for and provide assistance towards the burial of a person who has died and in respect of whose burial suitable arrangements are not otherwise being made. Contact details for that...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Consultancy Contracts Data (13 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: I propose to take Questions Nos. 207 and 208 together. I can confirm that my Department did not contract consultants for the timeframe in question, and does not have expenditure to report in relation to consultants for the firms concerned. Furthermore, the Department did not commission reports from these firms and does not have expenditure to report in this regard.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (13 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: I propose to take Questions Nos. 209 and 210 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Authority Boundaries (12 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: The responsibility for the detailed planning and implementation of the re-organisation process, arising from the Cork boundary change, rests primarily with the local authorities concerned. My Department is now considering, in collaboration with the Local Authorities concerned, the implications the boundary changes may have in relation to schemes and programmes delivered on its behalf...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Services Programme (12 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: The Community Services Programme, or CSP, supports around 420 community organisations to provide local services through a social enterprise model, with funding provided as a contribution to the cost of a manager and an agreed number of full-time equivalent positions. More than €46 million is available to support community organisations under the programme in 2019. The CSP...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (12 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: The Department for Rural and Community Development was established to support the creation of vibrant and sustainable communities across this country. Key to achieving this is supporting the development and promotion of the modern and efficient services needed for such communities to thrive. My Department does not provide direct funding towards the publication of newsletters or...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Ministerial Advisers Data (12 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: My Department was established on 19 July 2017. Since then, there have been three advisers employed by my Department, details of which are outlined below: 1. Press Adviser: A Press Adviser was appointed on 14 August 2017. The main responsibilities of this post include the following: - Provision and oversight of press information and liaising on my behalf (working with the Department’s...