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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Leader Programmes Funding (17 Apr 2018)

Michael Ring: LEADER is a multi-annual EU co-funded programme to support rural development.  Ireland has an allocation of €250 million under the programme over the period 2014-2020, including both national and EU funding.  The programme is administered by Local Action Groups (LAGs) which deliver funding in accordance with Local Development Strategies that have been agreed for each LAG...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Banking (17 Apr 2018)

Michael Ring: The Programme for a Partnership Government includes a commitment to investigate a new model of community banking for Ireland, including an investigation of the German Sparkassen model for the development of local public banks that operate within well-defined regions. A project team comprising officials from my Department and the Department of Finance was established last year to progress...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Recreational Facilities (17 Apr 2018)

Michael Ring: Comhairle Na Tuaithe (The Countryside Council) was established in February 2004 as a non-statutory body with a primary focus on the priority areas of: - access to the countryside, - developing a countryside code, and - developing a countryside recreation strategy. I understand that under a Comhairle na Tuaithe initiative, in 2011, a Mountain Access Scheme to facilitate...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (17 Apr 2018)

Michael Ring: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1364 and 1365 together. A pilot scheme to encourage residential occupancy in rural towns and villages is currently being developed as part of the Town and Village Renewal Scheme which is administered by my Department. The pilot will consider ways in which properties that are currently not in use in town centres can be renovated to allow them to be used...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Expenditure (17 Apr 2018)

Michael Ring: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1366 and 1367 together. The Revised Estimates in respect of the Department of Rural and Community Development sets out gross capital expenditure of €87.5m and current expenditure of €144m in respect of my Department for 2018. The capital expenditure is supplemented by some €7.7m in respect of capital carried forward from 2017. The...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (17 Apr 2018)

Michael Ring: The CLÁR programme provides funding for small scale infrastructural projects in disadvantaged rural areas that have experienced significant levels of de-population. The 2018 CLÁR programme was launched on 15thMarch 2018 with an indicative allocation of €5 million for this year. The scheme will provide funding under the following measures: Measure 1: Support...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff (17 Apr 2018)

Michael Ring: There are two currently temporary Clerical Officers employed in my Department. Both of these employees are employed are on a contract of six months duration to carry out a specific role for the six month period. They will not be offered permanent positions and the contracts will not be renewed or extended when they expire.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Services Programme (17 Apr 2018)

Michael Ring: The Community Services Programme (CSP) supports community organisations to provide local services through a social enterprise model. Some 400 organisations are supported under the CSP, with funding provided as a contribution to the cost of a manager and an agreed number of full-time equivalent positions.  The organisation in question submitted a business plan to Pobal...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Services Programme (29 Mar 2018)

Michael Ring: The Community Services Programme (CSP) supports community organisations to provide local services through a social enterprise model. Around 425 organisations are supported under the CSP, with funding provided as a contribution to the cost of a manager and an agreed number of full-time equivalent positions. The CSP contribution is based on a 39-hour working week. It is not aligned to the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff Training (29 Mar 2018)

Michael Ring: I propose to take Questions Nos. 393 and 394 together. My Department has not received any training in social media or used the services of any social media consultants since the date the Department was established on 19 July 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Consultancy Contracts (29 Mar 2018)

Michael Ring: My Department has not used the services of the company in question since the date the Department was established, on 19 July 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Leader Programmes Funding (28 Mar 2018)

Michael Ring: LEADER is a multi-annual programme for the period 2014-2020 which has a total budget of €250 million over the programming period.  The programme is administered by Local Action Groups (LAGs) which deliver funding in accordance with Local Development Strategies that have been agreed for each LEADER sub-regional area. €220 million of the available funding has...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (28 Mar 2018)

Michael Ring: The Town and Village Renewal Scheme was first launched in 2016, with funding of €10 million allocated for that year to 170 projects. An enhanced Town and Village Renewal scheme was announced in 2017, with an emphasis on projects that would have a sustainable and visible impact on towns or villages and their environs, and could demonstrate economic impact or potential. Last October,...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff Data (28 Mar 2018)

Michael Ring: The Department of Rural and Community Development was established on 19th July 2017 to provide a renewed and consolidated focus on rural and community development in Ireland. The Department is an equal opportunities employer and is fully committed to addressing the health and safety needs of all employees, including employees with disabilities. Section 47(1) (a) of the Disability Act 2005...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Services Programme (27 Mar 2018)

Michael Ring: The Community Services Programme supports community organisations to provide local services through a social enterprise model. Around 425 organisations are supported under the CSP, with funding provided as a contribution to the cost of a manager and an agreed number of full-time equivalent positions. The organisation in question submitted a business plan to Pobal in 2017 as part of the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dormant Accounts Fund (27 Mar 2018)

Michael Ring: I propose to take Questions Nos. 562, 564 to 566, inclusive, 568, 569 and 573 together. I refer to the reply to Question No. [530] and Question Nos [531-535] of 8 March, which outlines the position with regard to the review of the Dormant Accounts Disbursement Scheme 2013-2016. These replies outlined that the Comptroller and Auditor General's report contained a single...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dormant Accounts Fund (27 Mar 2018)

Michael Ring: I propose to take Questions Nos. 563, 570 and 571 together. The legislation governing the Dormant Accounts Funds provides a framework for the disbursement of funds for measures targeted at socially, economically and educationally disadvantaged people, and people with a disability. Under the Acts, a three-year Disbursement Scheme is prepared which sets out the priority areas for funding,...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dormant Accounts Fund (27 Mar 2018)

Michael Ring: I propose to take Questions Nos. 567 and 572 together. The report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Accounts for the Public Service 2016 indicated that a statutory review of the 2013-2016 Disbursement Scheme (required under the Dormant Accounts Act 2012), which should have been completed by the end of 2016, had not been conducted. The Comptroller and Auditor...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local and Community Development Programme Expenditure (27 Mar 2018)

Michael Ring: I refer the Deputy to the reply to PQ11821/18 (Question No 907) of 20 March 2018, which sets out all LCDP Funding in the requested format. In relation to allocated spend for 2018, the LCDP was replaced by the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) from 1 April 2015 in most parts of the Country.  The table sets out the SICAP funding allocation by county for...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: National Development Plan Expenditure (22 Mar 2018)

Michael Ring: The National Development Plan has provided for a new €1 billion Rural Regeneration and Development Fund to enable towns, villages and outlying rural areas to grow sustainably and support delivery of the strategic objectives of the National Planning Framework. Funding of €315 million has been provided over the period 2019 to 2022, which will allow both further activity under...