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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Freedom of Information (24 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: My Department received a total of 46 Freedom of Information requests in 2022, of which 7 were refused. In 2023 my Department has received a total of 55 Freedom of Information requests, of which 13 were refused. For 2024 to date, my Department has received 70 Freedom of Information requests, of which 17 have been refused. The refusal of requests occurs for a number reasons. The most common...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (24 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Under the 2022 Community Centre Investment Fund, over €45.8 million was committed for improvement and refurbishment works on 861 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: EU Funding (24 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The European Union Recovery Instrument (EURI) is a fund established by the European Union as part of the European Recovery and Resilience Facility to support recovery following the Covid-19 pandemic. A total of €20 million was provided for the years 2021 and 2022 to the LEADER Local Action Groups for allocation in line with the EURI objectives of addressing the impact of COVID-19...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (24 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Town and Village Renewal Scheme (TVRS) was introduced in 2016 and is one of a number of measures designed to rejuvenate rural towns and villages throughout Ireland. Since the launch of the scheme over €177 million has been allocated to almost 1,800 projects. The Scheme is primarily targeted at towns and villages with a population of 10,000 or less. TVRS is administered through...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (24 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS) provides funding for the development and enhancement of outdoor recreational infrastructure such as walking trails, cycleways, water-based recreation sites and mountain trails. Since 2020, funding of over €85.5 million has been allocated to 1,073 outdoor recreation projects nationwide. A table detailing funding approved for each...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (24 Sep 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 and is delivered at local level by Local Action Groups (LAGs). ...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (24 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: My Department's CLÁR programme provides funding under a number of different measures for small-scale infrastructural projects in designated rural areas. Since 2020, over €39 million has been allocated under the CLÁR programme to almost 1000 projects A table detailing funding approved for each county under CLÁR since 2020 is set out below. This information relates to...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (24 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Rural Regeneration and Development Fund is a strategic capital investment fund that is key to the delivery of Ireland's rural development policy, Our Rural Future 2021-2025. The Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF) provides funding for the development and construction of capital projects in towns, villages and rural areas across Ireland. Calls for applications to the Fund...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (24 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) supports improving 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 LIS is funded in the future. My Department reintroduced the scheme in 2017 after several years without dedicated funding. Between 2017 and 2024, almost €170 million has been...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (24 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Our Rural Future recognises the opportunity that remote working presents for rural rejuvenation and commits to establishing a comprehensive and integrated national network of 400 remote working hubs by 2025. It provides an opportunity for people to continue to live in rural communities while following their career ambitions, supporting the retention of skilled people in rural communities and...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (24 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Under the 2022 Community Centre Investment Fund, over €45.8 million was committed for improvement and refurbishment works on 861 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 new round of the Community Centre...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (24 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Community Recognition Fund was first introduced in 2023 to recognise the huge efforts made by communities in welcoming and supporting people coming to Ireland. Through the 2023 allocation, funding of €50 million was approved for some 900 projects. I was delighted to announce a further €50 million in funding under the Community Recognition Fund on March 15th last. The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: My Department is responsible for the administration and payment of a range of supports to assist an eligible person who is parenting alone including the One-Parent Family Payment and Jobseeker’s Transitional Payment, described below: One-Parent Family Payment is a payment for parents under 66 years who are parenting without the support of a partner and whose youngest child is under 7...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: According to my Department's records, an application for Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) has not been received from the person concerned to date. However, an application form (Dom Care 1) has now been posted to this person. The form is also available to download online at www.gov.ie or can be requested at any Intreo Centre, Social Welfare Branch Office, or Citizens Information Centre. ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: There is a range of supports provided by the Community Welfare Service (CWS) under the Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) scheme. These supports can consist of a basic weekly payment, a weekly or monthly supplement in respect of certain expenses, as well as single Additional Needs Payments (ANPs). My Department may make an ANP to help meet essential expenditure which an eligible person...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Rent Supplement (RS) scheme administered by my Department, provides short-term income support to eligible people living in private rented accommodation whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who do not have accommodation available to them from any other source. The responsibility for the provision of rent support to those with a long-term housing need has...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: My Department is responsible for the administration and payment of a range of supports to assist an eligible person who is parenting alone including the One-Parent Family Payment and Jobseeker’s Transitional Payment, described below: One-Parent Family Payment is a payment for parents under 66 years who are parenting without the support of a partner and whose youngest child is under 7...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (19 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Carer's Allowance is a means-tested social assistance payment made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and who is providing full-time care and attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require that level of care. To date, the Department has not received an application for Carer's Allowance from the person concerned. It is open to the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (19 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The SAFE (Standard Authentication Framework Environment) Registration process, which my Department uses to authenticate a person's identity, results in the issuing of a Public Services Card (PSC). Following your representation, my officials invited the person concerned to attend the Newbridge Intreo Centre, for a SAFE Registration appointment, on 24/09/2024 at 10:15 a.m. At the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (19 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Fuel Allowance is a contribution towards the energy costs of a household. The payment of €33 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €924 each year) is paid from late September to April to assist households with their energy costs. Fuel allowance is a means-tested payment to assist householders on long term social welfare payments with their heating needs. It was decided on...