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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (7 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The CLÁR Programme provides funding under a number of different measures for small-scale infrastructural projects in designated rural areas that have experienced significant levels of depopulation over a defined period. A review of CLÁR areas nationally was undertaken in 2021 using the 2016 Census of Population data. The review examined the most recent changes in population...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Authorities (7 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1458 and 1459 together. The Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF) provides funding for the development and construction of capital projects in towns and villages and rural areas across Ireland. To date, 215 projects have been approved for funding of €410 million for projects costing €561 million. Calls for applications to the Fund...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Contracts (7 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that my Department has not engaged the company referred to by the deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Corporate Governance (7 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Since my Department was established in 2017 no cases have been filed by my Department with the Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA). An issue with one funded project has been raised with the Gardaí for their attention. Whether or not there has been a misappropriation of public funds is a matter for the investigation. The funding in question has been returned to my Department and the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Contracts (7 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that my Department does not have any existing contracts with the company referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Sports Facilities (7 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I understand that the Deputy's question relates to an application for LEADER funding and the regulation introduced by the European Commission in September 2023 to prohibit the sale of micro-plastics which includes the granular infill material used on artificial sport surfaces. The sales ban on such products will come into effect in 2031 following an eight year transitional period. The...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Broadband Infrastructure (7 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1464, 1465 and 1466 together. One of the key focuses of Our Rural Future, the Government's Rural Development Policy 2021 - 2025, is optimising digital connectivity to support vibrant, sustainable rural communities. I want to close the digital divide between rural and urban communities and ensure that those living in rural communities are provided with the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Contracts (7 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that my Department does not have any existing contracts with the company referred to by the deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Contracts (7 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that my Department does not have any existing contracts with the company referred to by the deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Contracts (7 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that my Department does not have any existing contracts with the company referred to by the deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Budgets (7 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Department’s gross capital budget for 2023 is €231 million, with an additional €14.5 million available from capital carried forward from 2022, giving a total available capital budget of €245.5 million. The capital carry forward from 2022, of €14.5 million, has been fully utilised. In addition, to end September, there was gross capital expenditure of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (7 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: My Department's stated mission is to promote rural and community development and to support vibrant, inclusive and sustainable communities throughout Ireland. The reference to 'inclusive' encapsulates gender inclusivity and this is reflected in a number of important ways across rural development initiatives implemented by my Department. Firstly, in relation to rural development policy, Our...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Oct 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Disability Allowance (DA) is a weekly allowance paid to people with a specified disability who are aged 16 or over and under the age of 66. This disability must be expected to last for at least one year and the allowance is subject to a medical assessment, means test and Habitual Residency conditions. I confirm that my Department received an application for DA from the person concerned on...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Oct 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Disability Allowance (DA) is a weekly allowance paid to people with a specified disability who are aged 16 or over and under the age of 66. This disability must be expected to last for at least one year and the allowance is subject to a medical assessment, means test and Habitual Residency conditions. I confirm that my Department received an application for DA from the person concerned...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (26 Oct 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an Office of the Department of Social Protection which is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. Appeals Officers are independent in their decision making functions. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 10...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Consultations (25 Oct 2023)

Heather Humphreys: There have been two engagements between officials in my Department, including the General Register Office, and TENI since 2021. The first engagement took place in TENI head office in June 2022 and was in relation to the production by the General Register Office of an information booklet on the application and legal process involved in acquiring a gender recognition certificate as set out...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Caiteachas Ranna (25 Oct 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Is Íocaíocht mhíosúil é an Sochar Leanaí a thacaíonn le tuismitheoirí agus caomhnóirí. Íoctar é do gach leanbh. a ghnáthchónaíonn leat agus a bhfuil tacaíocht iomlán á tabhairt agat dóibhatá níos óige ná 16 bliana d’aois atá in oideachas lánaimseartha nó...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (25 Oct 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Farm Assist scheme was introduced in 1999 to provide income support for low income farmers. It replaced the former smallholders’ unemployment assistance payment. In line with the then existing arrangements for unemployment assistance (including smallholders) and pre-retirement allowance, the income of farm assist recipients was exempt from class S PRSI for self-employed workers....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (25 Oct 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Fuel Allowance is an administrative (non-statutory) scheme and is payable to people who satisfy the conditions of the scheme and who either live alone or only with certain qualified people. I can confirm that the person concerned is currently in receipt of Disability Allowance effective from 26 September 2018. In addition, the person concerned was in receipt of fuel allowance from 26...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (25 Oct 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The introduction of an Auto Enrolment Retirement Savings System is a Programme for Government commitment, and a key priority for me as Minister for Social Protection. Last year, I published 'The Design Principles for Ireland’s Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System', which sets out the new system in detail. Implementation of the AE system has been gathering pace since then,...