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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff Data (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: I can confirm that apart from one Press Adviser my Department has no dedicated staff for media, marketing, social media etc. The Department has a Communications Unit, comprising five staff, which incorporates the Press Office, and which deals with elements of internal and external communications, such as the website, staff information, press queries etc, as well as other corporate functions.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: The CLÁR programme provides funding for small scale infrastructural projects in disadvantaged rural areas that have experienced significant levels of depopulation. 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 areas. The funding provided under CLÁR works in...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Services Programme Administration (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: The Community Services Programme (CSP) supports more than 400 community organisations to provide local services through a social enterprise model. CSP funding is provided as a fixed annual contribution to the cost of a manager and an agreed number of full-time equivalent (FTE) positions, with €32,000 per annum provided for a manager and €19,033 per annum for each FTE position....

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Services Programme Data (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: Funding for staff in community centres is provided through a number of public-funded schemes, including my Department's Community Services Programme (CSP). The CSP supports more than 400 community organisations to provide local services through a social enterprise model. Funding is provided as a fixed annual contribution to the cost of a manager and an agreed number of full-time equivalent...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: On 28thMay last year, I launched the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme for 2018, under three separate measures: - Measure 1: Small maintenance/promotion of existing infrastructure (maximum grant €20,000), - Measure 2: Medium scale repair/upgrade and development of new small/medium infrastructure (maximum grant €200,000), and - Measure 3: Repair/upgrade and development of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (15 Jan 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 recreation infrastructure or the necessary maintenance, enhancement or promotion of existing outdoor recreation infrastructure in Ireland. On 28thMay last year, I launched the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme for...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Correspondence (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Ring: My Department was established on 19 July 2017. It has received one complaint under formal complaints procedures since then. The complaint arose on the 27 August 2018 when a member of the public who corresponded with the Department in Irish was responded to in English, in error. The aggrieved member of the public also contacted the Coimisinéir Teanga in relation to the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: LEADER Programmes (19 Dec 2018)

Michael Ring: The LEADER Food Initiative will provide up to €15 million to support the further development of food and drink businesses throughout rural Ireland. The initiative includes funding for the renovation and extension of production facilities, and the purchase of processing equipment. The initiative will also support participants in the artisan food and beverage sector in areas such as...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (19 Dec 2018)

Michael Ring: To date in 2018, payments of €7,491.86 have been made by my Department in relation to public advertising and awareness matters. In 2018, expenditure was incurred in relation to communications for the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund and Project Ireland 2040. A notice relating to the Fund was placed in the national press at the cost of €6,407.38 while further costs of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation (19 Dec 2018)

Michael Ring: The Action Plan for Rural Development contains over 270 actions for delivery across Government Departments, State agencies and other bodies to support the economic and social progress of rural Ireland. Responsibility for each individual action rests with a specific Department or body identified in the Action Plan. Progress Reports on the implementation of the Action Plan are published twice...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Budgets (19 Dec 2018)

Michael Ring: The funding allocations made available to the Department are published each year by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in the Revised Estimates Volume. The Revised Estimates Volume 2018 is available at: . The 2019 Revised Estimates Volume will be published shortly. I have set out, however, for ease of reference, the provisional 2019 Revised Estimates Volume and the corresponding...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: RAPID Programme (19 Dec 2018)

Michael Ring: I propose to take Questions Nos. 512 and 513 together. I launched the Community Enhancement Programme (CEP) earlier this year. The programme replaces and builds on two schemes which operated in 2017, the Communities Facilities Scheme (CFS) and the re-cast RAPID programme. It was put in place following a review of those two schemes, and consideration of a Value-for-Money review of the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: RAPID Programme (19 Dec 2018)

Michael Ring: My Department provides funding towards initiatives in the Dublin North East Inner City (NEIC) area. This is being used towards addressing specific community structural issues, including community engagement, social employment and community development, and to support local community and youth projects through complementing existing programmes such as SICAP. The funding supports the social...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme Data (19 Dec 2018)

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 now 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...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Library Services Funding (19 Dec 2018)

Michael Ring: My Department provides capital funding to supplement investment by local authorities in their library services. Funding is provided, for example, as a contribution towards the cost of developing library buildings, technological capacity and resources, book-stock and other areas of activity that enhance local library services. My Department funds a Libraries Capital Programme which will...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (19 Dec 2018)

Michael Ring: I propose to take Questions Nos. 517 and 518 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, with €55m set aside in my Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Development Programme (19 Dec 2018)

Michael Ring: I can confirm that I have provided the detailed information requested by the Deputy in correspondence to him this week in respect of both of his previous questions.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: LEADER Programmes Data (19 Dec 2018)

Michael Ring: Table 1 below provides a breakdown of the expenditure by project and administration costs under the 2007-2013 LEADER programme for each of the years 2007 to 2011. It is not practicable to provide details as of 30th November 2011, but the figures on the table reflect the position as of 31st December each year. The value of projects approved as of 31stDecember 2011 was just over €92...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Mountain Rescue Service (19 Dec 2018)

Michael Ring: Mountain Rescue Ireland (MRI) is the representative body for mountain rescue services on the island of Ireland. A significant level of support has been provided to Mountain Rescue Ireland and to the various mountain rescue teams throughout the country over the last number of years. I understand that the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport provides an average grant of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Comhairle na Tuaithe (19 Dec 2018)

Michael Ring: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department was established on 19th July 2017. Since then, I met with the members of Comhairle na Tuaithe on 13th February 2018, and Comhairle met on two further occasions, 16th May 2018 and 5th July 2018. My meeting with Comhairle on 13th February was to hear directly from the members their views on the recommendations of the independent review of...