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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Services Programme (10 May 2018)

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.  Some €46m will be provided under the programme in 2018. The organisation in question is...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Tidy Towns Committees Funding (10 May 2018)

Michael Ring: 2018 is a very special year for the SuperValu TidyTowns Competition as it marks the 60thAnniversary of what has been a very successful Government initiative. The work done by the TidyTowns committees down through the years has played an important part in the improvement of the appearance of our villages, towns and cities around the country. To mark the 60thanniversary of the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Library Services Funding (9 May 2018)

Michael Ring: The provision of premises and facilities in the public library service is generally a matter for each local authority in its capacity as a library authority under the Local Government Act 2001. Accordingly, the development of the new library in Portlaoise is primarily a matter for Laois County Council. That said, my Department funds a Libraries Capital Investment Programme that will invest...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Capital Expenditure Programme (9 May 2018)

Michael Ring: I propose to take Questions Nos. 259 to 261, inclusive, together. My Department’s Capital allocation to 2022 is as follows: - 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Total Capital Allocation 88* 141 150 152 175 * + 7.7 Capital Carryover My Department provides funding at programme level to support local authorities and others in the delivery of individual projects. In respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (8 May 2018)

Michael Ring: CLÁR is a targeted capital investment programme for rural areas which have experienced significant levels of depopulation. The programme was originally launched in October 2001 and closed for applications in 2010. I re-opened the programme in 2016. In 2016 and 2017 my Department approved and funded 900 projects under CLÁR. I launched the 2018 CLÁR programme on 15th March, with...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (8 May 2018)

Michael Ring: CLÁR is a targeted capital investment programme for rural areas which have experienced significant levels of depopulation. The programme was originally launched in October 2001 and closed for applications in 2010. I re-opened the programme in 2016. In 2016 and 2017 my Department approved and funded 900 projects under CLÁR. On 15th March last I launched the 2018 CLÁR programme,...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Funding (8 May 2018)

Michael Ring: I propose to take Questions Nos. 431 and 432 together. SICAP funding is allocated to the Local Community Development Committees (LCDCs) via the Local Authorities. The Local Authorities, on behalf of the LCDCs, issue the funding to the contracted SICAP Programme Implementers. No SICAP funding was provided to the organisations in question in 2016 and 2017.  Supports to the groups...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Initiatives (8 May 2018)

Michael Ring: I would like to refer the Deputy to the replies to PQ17873/18 (Question No 554) of 24 April 2018, which sets out the LDSIP and CDP funding for the period 2008 and 2009, PQ11821/18 (Question No 907) of 20 March 2018, which sets out the LCDP funding for the period 2010 - 2017 and PQ13350/18 (Question No 274) of 22 March 2018, which sets out SICAP funding for the period 2015 to 2018 in the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: RAPID Programme (8 May 2018)

Michael Ring: The following table sets out funding provided under RAPID from 2007 to 2017. The original RAPID programme was closed to applications from 2011 onwards. Spend in the years from 2011 to 2016 reflects my Department’s contractual commitments under existing RAPID projects, mainly under the Sports Capital Scheme. In 2017, a recast RAPID programme was launched. The spend in 2017...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (8 May 2018)

Michael Ring: CLÁR is a targeted capital investment programme for rural areas which have experienced significant levels of depopulation. The programme was originally launched in October 2001 and closed for applications in 2010.   I re-opened the programme in 2016 and launched further calls for proposals in 2017 and 2018. The amounts allocated in each of the years 2016 to 2018 under the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Funding (8 May 2018)

Michael Ring: The Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) provides funding to tackle poverty and social exclusion through local engagement and partnerships between disadvantaged individuals, community organisations and public sector agencies. SICAP funding for the years 2015 to 2017 is set out in the following table. The 2018 full year allocation is €38.028 million. 2015 2016...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Services Programme (8 May 2018)

Michael Ring: I can confirm that funding is available through a number of schemes run through my Department to support the management, and development, of community centres, respectively. The Community Services Programme (CSP) supports community organisations to provide local services through a social enterprise model.  Such services include community owned, or community managed,...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (8 May 2018)

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.  The scheme was implemented in 2016 and 2017 and has facilitated the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (8 May 2018)

Michael Ring: CLÁR is a targeted capital investment programme for rural areas which have experienced significant levels of depopulation. I launched the 2018 CLÁR programme on 15th March last, with an indicative allocation of €5 million for qualifying projects under the following measures: Measure 1: Support for Schools/Community Safety Measures Measure 2: Play Areas/Multi-Use...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (8 May 2018)

Michael Ring: CLÁR is a targeted capital investment programme for rural areas which have experienced significant levels of depopulation. I launched the 2018 CLÁR programme on 15th March last, with an indicative allocation of €5 million for qualifying projects under the following measures: Measure 1:Support for Schools/Community Safety Measures Measure 2:Play Areas/Multi-Use Games Areas...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme Administration (3 May 2018)

Michael Ring: I reintroduced dedicated funding for the Local Improvement Scheme in September 2017 after a gap of 8 years. This scheme is a lifeline for people living in rural areas because it directly improves their access to and from their family homes and farms, and has made a huge difference for rural communities around the country. I launched the 2018 Local Improvement Scheme in February of this...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff Training (3 May 2018)

Michael Ring: My Department officials have not attended any social media training conferences or received any training in social media since the date the Department was established, on 19 July 2017.

Other Questions: Seniors Alert Scheme (2 May 2018)

Michael Ring: We made a number of changes to the scheme last year and we made it easier for people. They do not have to pay for the first year of monitoring because the Department pays for it. The scheme has been very successful and I am delighted that so many people have availed of it. I compliment all the community groups, particularly Pobal, on the public shows they held around the country which led...

Other Questions: Local Improvement Scheme Funding (2 May 2018)

Michael Ring: I thank the three Deputies. The scheme has been very successful. This scheme had been closed for several years and has now reopened. Funding has been allocated to 1,100 roads until the end of the year. This year's budget voted €10 million, which I have increased to €10.7 million. I will seek savings in my Department and if I have further funds available this year, I will...

Other Questions: Local Improvement Scheme Funding (2 May 2018)

Michael Ring: The Deputies can look at the Ballina schemes and the number there. All I can tell them is that I did not pick them.