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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (15 Oct 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Invalidity Pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and for no other reason and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. My Department received an application for IP from the person concerned on 7 June 2024. Based on the information supplied, the application was refused on the grounds that...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (15 Oct 2024)

Heather Humphreys: My Department's CLÁR scheme is a targeted investment programme that provides funding for small scale infrastructural projects in rural areas that experience disadvantage and significant levels of de-population. The measures being funded under CLÁR 2024 are: Measure 1: Developing Community Facilities & Amenities (funding up to €50,000). Measure 2: Mobility, Cancer...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (15 Oct 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Under the 2022 Community Centre Investment Fund, over €45.8 million was committed for improvement and refurbishment works on over 860 existing community centres across Ireland. In April, I approved funding of €30 million for the construction of 12 new community centres across nine counties. In June this year, I was delighted to announce a further round of funding to support...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Men's Sheds (15 Oct 2024)

Heather Humphreys: My Department provides a range of supports which are available to Men's Sheds. Last November, I announced current funding of €1 million to support Men’s Sheds throughout the country. The initiative saw grants of up to €3,000 provided to 378 Men’s Sheds nationwide to assist them with running costs such as electricity or insurance bills. This funding builds on the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Tidy Towns (15 Oct 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Supervalu TidyTowns competition is a unique volunteer-led programme that makes a hugely positive contribution in communities across Ireland. It is abundantly clear that our support for the Tidy Towns competition has delivered very tangible and visible benefits in towns and villages all over the country. I am very conscious of the work undertaken by our Tidy Towns Groups and of the costs...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff (15 Oct 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The table below shows the number of staff that worked in my Department’s communications and press office in each of the years 2019 to 2024; and the grade of each staff member. Year Number of staff Pay grades 2019 4 Principal Officer x1Assistant Principal x 1Executive Officer x 1Clerical Officer x ~ 2020 4 Principal Officer x...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Advertising (15 Oct 2024)

Heather Humphreys: My Department uses centrally negotiated contracts for large advertising campaigns. It works with media agencies to achieve efficiencies, particularly in the area of media buying. My Department has conducted two advertising campaigns so far in 2024. The table below provides the details requested by the Deputy. Campaign Purpose Cost Agencies Duration ...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (15 Oct 2024)

Heather Humphreys: My Department's CLÁR programme provides targeted investment funding for small scale infrastructural projects in designated rural areas that suffered population loss over a defined period. I understand that the school referred to by the deputy is in the Monaghan district electoral division of 'Castleblaney Rural' which is not in a designated CLÁR area. It should be noted that...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (15 Oct 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The LEADER Programme is a key intervention of Our Rural Future, the Government’s Policy for rural development which aims to deliver a range of actions to rural communities over the lifetime of the policy. It supports a broad range of activities which aim to respond to the diversity of the local needs of our rural areas. It is delivered through Local Action Groups (LAGs) across rural...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Expenditure (15 Oct 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Exchequer funding allocations provided to my Department are detailed each year in the Revised Estimate Volume. The 2024 Revised Estimate, which presents the figures in tabular form, is available here: www.gov.ie/en/collection/e20037-revised-estimates/ . It should be noted that the announcement of funding under each scheme takes place in the context of our multiannual funding envelopes,...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Expenditure (15 Oct 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Our Rural Future is the Governments policy for rural development, with actions right across Government to support the rural economy and rural communities. Within my Department the policy is underpinned by funding for both the rural development programme and the community development programme, the latter of which supports projects and schemes in both rural and urban communities. The Revised...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (15 Oct 2024)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has overall policy responsibility for the Control of Dogs Acts 1986 to 2014. Local Authorities have responsibility for all operational matters under the Control of Dogs Acts. Each year my Department collects and collates statistics from Local Authorities in relation to a range of the dog control responsibilities of Local Authorities. These statistics include, but are not...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (15 Oct 2024)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has overall policy responsibility for the Control of Dogs Acts 1986 to 2014. Local Authorities have responsibility for all operational matters under the Control of Dogs Acts. Each year my Department collects and collates statistics from Local Authorities in relation to a range of the dog control responsibilities of Local Authorities. These statistics include, but are not...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Official Engagements (15 Oct 2024)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that, as Minister for Rural and Community Development, I have not attended any international events or engagements, at which members of the media were also in attendance as part of the Government delegation, since the formation of the Government.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (10 Oct 2024)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 86 and 87 together. I announced the ban on XL Bully type dogs in the interest of public safety following a number of recent horrific attacks. The ban will be implemented in the following two stages: Since October 1st 2024, new regulations have prohibited the importing, breeding, rehoming and selling of XL Bully type dogs. From February 1st 2025, it will be...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (10 Oct 2024)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 88, 334 and 335 together. Groups and projects supported by my Department deliver on a range of objectives. Some groups and projects work to address societal issues such as isolation and deprivation, while others aim to enhance local communities and livelihoods through investment in spaces and community development activities. Organisations like Men’s...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (10 Oct 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) supports the improvement of rural roads and laneways that are not usually maintained by local authorities. As part of Our Rural Future, the government is committed to ensuring that the LIS is funded in the future. In April of this year, I announced over €40 million in funding for the 2024 and 2025 Schemes, having secured an additional once-off...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Library Services (10 Oct 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Investing in our library services and promoting library membership and participation are key priorities for me as Minister and this is reflected in the Public Library Strategy 2023-2027, "The Library is the Place: Information, Recreation, Inspiration". This strategy includes an action to promote library use through national and local promotional campaigns and the provision of training to...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Island Communities (10 Oct 2024)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy is aware, Galway County Council is the responsible authority for the maintenance and development of pier infrastructure on the Aran Islands, including on Inis Meáin. There are regular meetings between officials from my department and Galway County Council to discuss and monitor the pier development on the islands. The last meeting was held on Tuesday 24 September, and the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (10 Oct 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The LEADER Programme is a key intervention of Our Rural Future, the Government’s Policy for rural development which aims to deliver a range of actions to rural communities over the lifetime of the policy. It supports a broad range of activities which aim to respond to the diversity of the local needs of our rural areas. Since the 2014-2022 LEADER programme became operational in...