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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Apprenticeship Programmes (26 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department and the four agencies under its remit do not run apprenticeship programmes and are not directly engaged in the training of apprentices.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff (26 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Rural and Community Developmentwas established on 19thJuly 2017 to provide a renewed and consolidated focus on rural and community development in Ireland. I can confirm that no persons employed by my Department or bodies under the aegis of my Department have a rate of pay below the living wage of €12.30.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (26 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The CLÁR programme is a targeted investment programme, funded under 'Our Rural Future',which provides funding for small-scale infrastructural projects in rural areas that have suffered the greatest levels of population decline.  Since the programme was relaunched in October 2016, funding of €45 million has been approved for over 1,750 projects. The 2022 CLÁR programme...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (26 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS) is funded by my Department under Our Rural Future in partnership with Fáilte Ireland. ORIS provides funding under a number of measures for the development of new outdoor recreational infrastructure and for the necessary repair, enhancement or promotion of existing outdoor recreation infrastructure in countryside areas across Ireland....

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (26 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1947 and 1949 together. I launched the Community Centres Investment Fund on the 15th April 2022.  This is a new capital fund with a budget of €15m to support community groups with the upgrade and refurbishment of existing Community Centres.  This is an investment in both rural and urban communities across the country. The Community...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff (26 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Rural and Community Developmentwas established on 19thJuly 2017 to provide a renewed and consolidated focus on rural and community development in Ireland.  I can confirm that the salaries and expenses paid to advisers, Ministers and/ or Ministers of State in my Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022 are as set out below. Please note that the Department of Rural...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (26 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: In December 2020, I launched the Transitional LEADER Programme, which came into effect on 1st April 2021 and will run to the end of 2022. A total of €70 million is being made available over this programming period. €65 million of this budget is available to Local Action Groups (LAGs) who deliver the programme and approve projects at local level.  This funding is...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff (26 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that my Department currently has eight staff who are seconded into the Department from other Government Departments. There is currently one staff member who is seconded to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) for six months to support the all of Government response in relation to the crisis in Ukraine. The staff...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (26 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The CLÁR programme provides funding for small-scale infrastructural projects in designated rural areas that have experienced significant levels of de-population over a defined period. The 2022 CLÁR programme was launched on 24th February with an increased budget of €7 million. The measures being funded this year are - Measure 1: Developing Community Facilities...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff (26 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Rural and Community Developmentwas established on 19thJuly 2017 to provide a renewed and consolidated focus on rural and community development in Ireland. I can confirm that neither my Department or the agencies under its remit currently facilitate internships by students engaged in full-time or part-time further and higher education courses.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff (26 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that my Department currently has no staff members who are seconded in from the public sector or seconded out to the public sector.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Library Services (26 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The delivery of public library services, including the provision of library premises, is a matter for each local authority in accordance with the Local Government Act, 2001. Accordingly, the delivery of library services in the area referred to is primarily a matter for Cork City Council. My Department has had discussions with Cork City Council regarding a new library in this...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Energy Usage (26 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department is undertaking a number of measures to ensure energy conservation in our offices and in our own homes. My Department’s internal Green, Energy and Organisational (GEO) Committee oversees a number of initiatives to ensure energy conservation and environmental sustainability, including the implementation of our Resource Efficiency Action Plan and our participation in the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (26 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department conducted a public consultation on measures relating to the control of dogs in Ireland. The issues raised in the approximately 1,000 submissions received were wide ranging, complex and required analysis, further consultation with stakeholders and an exploration of approaches in other jurisdictions.  This process has been completed and I expect the findings of this...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Digital Hubs (26 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Our Rural Future, Ireland’s Rural Development Policy 2021-2025, recognises the opportunity for rural rejuvenation that remote working presents and commits to establishing a comprehensive and integrated network of remote working hubs over the lifetime of the policy to 2025. In recognition of this, my Department continues to invest heavily in the establishment and strategic...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Telecommunications Infrastructure (26 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1962 and 1963 together. WiFi4EU is an initiative of the European Commission which is co-funded by my Department. The initiative funds the deployment of free to use WiFi in public spaces, such as town squares, public parks, libraries and other areas where the public congregate. The WiFi service is reliable and secure and does not harvest data for commercial...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (26 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The LEADER Programme is one of the key interventions of Our Rural Future, the Government’s Policy for rural development launched last year. The draft CAP Strategic Plan, which includes LEADER, was submitted to the EU Commission by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine at the end of December 2021. This is in line with the timelines set by the EU Commission.  ...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (26 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The LEADER Programme is one of the key interventions of Our Rural Future, the Government’s Policy for rural development launched last year. An indicative budget of €180 million has been announced for the LEADER programme for the period 2023-2027. When taken together with the €70 million already provided for 2021 and 2022 under the Transitional LEADER Programme, a...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Data Protection (26 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The equipment and software referred to by the Deputy is not in use at any of the offices of my Department or agencies under our aegis.