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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Road Improvement Schemes (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Ring: On 21st September, I announced the provision of €10 million for a Local Improvement Scheme (LIS).  This is a nation-wide scheme which supports improvement works on private and non-public roads. My Department wrote to Local Authorities in August to establish the level of demand for an LIS scheme this year. The Local Authorities were advised that any requests for funds...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme Funding (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Ring: On 21st September, I announced the provision of €10 million for a Local Improvement Scheme.  This is a nation-wide scheme which supports improvement works on private and non-public roads. My Department wrote to Local Authorities in August to establish the level of demand for an LIS scheme this year. The Local Authorities were advised that any requests for funds...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Ring: Under Section 41 of the Charities Act 2009 it is an offence for any person to advertise on behalf of, to invite members of the public to give money or property to, or to accept such money or property on behalf of, a charitable organisation that is not registered, or for an unregistered charitable organisation to carry on such activities. In addition, it is an offence under Section 46 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dog Breeding Industry (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Ring: The overall thrust of dog control legislation is to place the onus on dog owners and those in control of dogs to act responsibly by keeping their dogs under effectual control, irrespective of breed.  Such responsible dog ownership is the key to reducing incidences of dog biting and other problem behaviours. The Control of Dogs Acts 1986 to 2010 set out a range of requirements for...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Budgets (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Ring: The Department of Rural and Community Development was established on the 19th of July 2017, following the enactment of the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 2017. Functions transferred include the Rural Division from the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, the Community Division from the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, and the Charities...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff Data (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Ring: The Department of Rural and Community Development was established 19thJuly 2017. As of 3rdOctober 2017, there was 108 staff employed in my Department, although discussions are ongoing to finalise the Department’s full staffing complement. There is currently 40 staff in the Department's core offices in Dublin, and 60 in Ballina.  There is 8 staff in an Inspectorate service that is...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Expenditure (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Ring: I understand that the Deputy’s question relates to my Department’s programmes and grant schemes, as distinct from the payroll and administrative costs. The 2017 spend to date for my Department's programmes and grant schemes is €75.1 million. Typically, the bulk of expenditure on capital programmes occurs in the latter half of the year. In 2017, the majority...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Information and Communications Technology (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Ring: I propose to take Questions Nos. 561 and 562 together. The Supervalu Tidy Towns competition is now in its 59th year and is a positive and exciting competition for the many communities involved. A very successful National Awards Ceremony took place on Monday, 25thSeptember 2017, in the Helix Theatre, Dublin, where Birdhill, Co. Tipperary, was declared the overall winner of the competition for...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Leader Programmes Expenditure (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Ring: The total amount of funding provided for Ireland's LEADER Programme for the period 2014-2020 is €250 million, of which €220 million has already been allocated. The allocation for County Cork for the period of the programme is just over €13.938 million. For the purposes of the LEADER Programme, County Cork is divided into 3 sub-regional areas, with a Local Action...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Ring: The 2017 CLÁR programme was launched on 31 March last, with a closing date of 5 May. The programme provides funding for small scale infrastructural projects in disadvantaged rural areas that have experienced significant levels of de-population.  Funding for the 2017 CLÁR programme was available this year under four separate Measures:Measure 1: - Support for School and...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: RAPID Programme (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Ring: RAPID (Revitalising Areas by Planning, Investment and Development) is aimed at funding projects which will enhance the lives of residents in disadvantaged urban areas. The current RAPID programme is being rolled out by the Local Community Development Committees and each Local Authority administrative area received an allocation of €64,500 for RAPID for 2017. The following table sets...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Administration (28 Sep 2017)

Michael Ring: 225. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there have been exemptions in which GLAS applicants with two separate commonage holdings did not have to pay for the services of two separate advisors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41017/17]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (28 Sep 2017)

Michael Ring: The Government’s Action Plan for Rural Development contains a number of measures which have the objective of rejuvenating Ireland’s rural towns and villages to make them more attractive places in which to live and work, and to increase their tourism potential. An enhanced Town and Village Renewal Scheme was launched on 13 April last, with a focus on improving the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (28 Sep 2017)

Michael Ring: The 2017 Town and Village Renewal Scheme was launched on 13 April last, with a focus on improving the economic development of our rural towns and villages.  The closing date for applications was 30 June 2017 and there was a high level of interest in the programme.  The assessment process in respect of the scheme is nearing completion and I hope to be in a position to...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Leader Programmes Data (28 Sep 2017)

Michael Ring: Leader is a multi-annual programme which has a budget of €250 million over the period to 2014-2020.  The programme is delivered in 28 sub-regional areas by Local Action Groups (LAGs).  Funding Agreements with the LAGs for the current programme were, for the most part, signed with the LAGs in the second half of 2016 and the programme effectively became operational from...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (28 Sep 2017)

Michael Ring: I understand that the organisation referred to by the Deputy has contacted the Leader Local Action Group in the area regarding potential Leader funding for a project.  However, no formal application for funding has yet been submitted to the Local Action Group.  I am advised that Leader funding would not cover the costs of providing a full time administrator for a project,...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Western Development Commission Funding (28 Sep 2017)

Michael Ring: The Western Development Commission (WDC) was established on a statutory footing in 1999 under the Western Development Commission Act, 1998.  The main aim of the Commission is to promote, foster and encourage economic and social development in the Western Region, covering counties Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo, Mayo, Roscommon, Galway and Clare. The Exchequer allocation for the WDC in the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Seniors Alert Scheme (28 Sep 2017)

Michael Ring: The Seniors Alert Scheme is administered by local community and voluntary groups with the support of my Department and Pobal. The scheme encourages community support for vulnerable older people in our communities by providing grant assistance towards the purchase and installation of personal monitored alarms to enable older persons, of limited means, to continue to live securely in their...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Severe Weather Events Response (28 Sep 2017)

Michael Ring: I would like to acknowledge the devastation caused by the recent floods in Donegal and the damage caused to the two areas mentioned, Swan Park and Glenevin Waterfall.  My Department previously supported the development of Swan Park through the REDZ 2015 Pilot Scheme. Unfortunately, funding schemes within my Department which might have been of assistance for the reconstruction of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Humanitarian Assistance Scheme (28 Sep 2017)

Michael Ring: The Government has provided financial support through the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection under the Humanitarian Assistance Scheme to meet the immediate needs of those directly impacted by the recent flooding in Co. Donegal.  The scheme provides assistance to affected householders in order to return their homes to a habitable condition. Separately, I announced...