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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Appointments to State Boards (12 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: The Department of Rural and Community Developmentwas established on 19 July 2017 to provide a renewed and consolidated focus on rural and community development in Ireland. The Department is committed to adhering to guidelines and protocols in relation to appointments to boards or agencies. The key policy in place in this regard is the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies, as...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (12 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: Departmental Budgets (12 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: My Department was established on 19 July 2017, to provide a renewed and consolidated focus on rural and community development in Ireland. It has not had expenditure or allocations attributable to any drugs programmes from 2017 to-date, this would be primarily the responsibility of my colleague, the Minister for Health.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (12 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: The Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme is part of the Government’s Action Plan for Rural Development and provides funding for the development of new outdoor recreational infrastructure or the necessary maintenance, enhancement or promotion of existing outdoor recreational infrastructure in Ireland. Last May last, I launched the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme for...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Budgets (7 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: I propose to take Questions Nos. 242 and 243 together. My Department provides funding at programme level to support local authorities and others in the delivery of individual capital projects. The Department operates a wide range of capital funding programmes such as the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund, the Town and Village Renewal Scheme, Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme,...

Healthy Homes Bill 2019: First Stage (6 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: No.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: The local improvement scheme has been reintroduced and we have put a substantial fund in place. Deputy Eugene Murphy is leaving, but as with the jobs and towns and villages schemes, a substantial amount of money has been provided in Roscommon and a substantial number of jobs have gone to Roscommon too.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: I was delighted that further jobs were announced last week in Castlebar, County Mayo, and a substantial number in Castlerea also.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: I note that 58% of jobs created in recent years have been created outside Dublin in the regions. The local improvement scheme will be open again very shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (6 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: My Department funds a range of programmes and schemes that provide financial assistance and other supports to eligible community and rural groups throughout the country, including in north Kildare. These schemes provide much needed funding, support and assistance to communities at local level. These include the LEADER programmes; the Community Enhancement Programme, the Outdoor Recreation...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme Funding (6 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. 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 underlying demand for the scheme in rural areas throughout the country and I reintroduced...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Expenditure (5 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: The company referenced delivers the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP 2018 - 2022) in Galway County. The table below contains data in relation to grants awarded to Local Community Groups and Social Enterprises by the company in the areas referenced by the Deputy. Grants were not available to Local Community Groups under the previous programme (SICAP 2015 -17) and...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Services Programme Funding (5 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: I refer to the reply to Question No. 528 of 29 January 2019 which sets out the position in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Seniors Alert Scheme (5 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: CLÁR Programme (5 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: The CLÁR programme is an important part of the Government’s Action Plan for Rural Development and provides funding for small infrastructural projects in rural areas which have suffered high levels of population decline. The aim of CLÁR is to support the sustainable development of designated CLÁR areas with the aim of encouraging people to continue live and work in those...

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

Michael Ring: The primary objective of the CLÁR Programme is to support the sustainable development of designated CLÁR areas with the aim of encouraging people to continue live and work in those areas. It provides funding for small scale infrastructural projects in designated rural areas that have experienced significant levels of depopulation. In the normal course, CLÁR eligibility is...

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

Michael Ring: The CLÁR programme is an important part of the Government’s Action Plan for Rural Development and provides funding for small infrastructural projects in rural areas which have suffered high levels of population decline. The programme was first launched in October 2001. The areas originally selected for inclusion in the programme were those which suffered the greatest...

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

Michael Ring: The Local Improvement Scheme, or LIS, is a programme for improvement works on small private or non-public roads in predominantly rural areas. The scheme is funded by my Department and administered through the Local Authorities. In February of 2018, I allocated €10.8 million to Local Authorities under the scheme. Drawdown of the funding was on the basis of certification of works...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme Funding (5 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. 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 underlying demand for the scheme in rural areas throughout the country and I reintroduced...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Services Programme (5 Feb 2019)

Michael Ring: The Community Services Programme (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. While my Department...