Results 101-120 of 188 for rural transport speaker:Michael Ring

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation (21 Feb 2018)

Michael Ring: The Action Plan for Rural Development was published in January 2017. The Plan contains over 270 actions for delivery across a range of Government Departments, State agencies and other organisations to support the economic and social progress of rural Ireland. My Department has been liaising with our implementation partners since late last year with a view to compiling the second...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme Funding (21 Feb 2018)

Michael Ring: ...;is a programme for improvement works on small private/non public roads and has been funded in the past by the Department of the Environment and Local Government and subsequently by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport There has been very little funding available for this scheme in recent years due to constraints on public expenditure.  However, I was very...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme (21 Feb 2018)

Michael Ring: ...a programme for improvement works on small private/non public roads and has been funded in the past by the Department of the Environment and Local Government and subsequently by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. There has been very little funding available for this scheme in recent years due to constraints on public expenditure. However, I was very conscious of the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Action Plan for Rural Development (21 Feb 2018)

Michael Ring: The Government has made clear its support for the long-term economic and social development of rural Ireland in Project Ireland 2040 which was launched last week. The National Planning Framework, which is one of the twin strands of Project Ireland 2040, specifically commits to maintaining Ireland’s rural fabric and to reversing rural population decline. It also highlights the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme (20 Feb 2018)

Michael Ring: ...;is a programme for improvement works on small private/non public roads and has been funded in the past by the Department of the Environment and Local Government and subsequently by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. Funding for the LIS was limited in recent years due to constraints on the public finances. However, I recognised that there was a demand for the scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Ring: ...a programme for improvement works on small private/non-public roads and has been funded in the past by the Department of the Environment and Local Government and subsequently by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. Funding for the LIS was limited in recent years due to constraints on the public finances. However, I recognised that there was a demand for the scheme across...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Transport Programme (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Ring: Local Link services provide an invaluable support to rural dwellers, allowing them in many instances to travel to work, shop, socialise, attend appointments and to access their local towns and villages. The service is of particular benefit to vulnerable groups such as the elderly. The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport provides funding for the Rural Transport Programme (RTP)...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Mountain Rescue Service (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Ring: I acknowledge that Mountain Rescue Ireland (MRI) is an important support organisation in rural Ireland and, in recognition of this, the Government has provided significant support to the organisation over the last number of years.  Mountain Rescue Ireland has received support from various Government Departments to help with the organisation’s operating costs. I understand...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme Data (18 Jan 2018)

Michael Ring: The Programme for Partnership Government and the Action Plan for Rural Development include a commitment to investment in the Local Improvement Scheme which supports improvement works on private, non-public roads, to improve access for people who live or work along those roads. There has been very little funding available for this scheme in recent years due to constraints on public...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Capital Expenditure Programme Review (17 Jan 2018)

Michael Ring: ...set out in the National Planning Framework. The objectives which were outlined in the draft of the Framework which was published for public consultation in September 2017 strongly support regional, rural and community development. The capital programmes currently administered by my Department such as LEADER, the Town and Village Renewal Scheme, the Rural Recreation Programme and...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Road Projects Status (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Ring: ...in question relates to a public road; it is, therefore, not eligible for support under the scheme. Responsibility for the maintenance of public roads falls within the remit of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Shane Ross, and Galway County Council has been advised of the position. A Programme for a Partnership Government and the action plan for rural development...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Greenways Development (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Ring: Policy responsibility for the development of greenways is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. However, the Department of Rural and Community Development also supports the development of greenways through the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme. Both Departments are committed to working together to ensure that the impact of the support...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Greenways Development (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Ring: I will give an honest reply: I do. I believe it should be. The Deputy and I, and every rural Deputy, know that this Department deals daily with farmers and landowners. It is the Department that should be dealing with them. We asked the National Roads Authority, as it was then known, to deal with the greenway from Dublin to Galway and we saw what happened. It thought it was dealing with...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Ring: ...funding under the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme which is administered by my Department. The Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme forms part of the Government’s Action Plan for Rural Development and provides funding on a competitive basis for the development of new outdoor recreational infrastructure, or the maintenance, enhancement and promotion of existing...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Mountain Rescue Service (7 Dec 2017)

Michael Ring: ...a voluntary basis, but has received State support for a number of years from various Government Departments to help with the organisation’s operating costs. I understand that the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport currently provides an average grant of approximately €7,400 per annum for each individual MRI rescue team, and a grant to Mountain Rescue Ireland as the...

Seanad: Department of Rural and Community Development: Statements (5 Dec 2017)

Michael Ring: .... I am very proud of setting up the LIS. People talked about it. At a recent committee I reminded my Independent colleagues in the Dáil that they have an Independent colleague who knows a lot about rural Ireland and knows that the LIS has certainly been a valuable scheme. I will continue it again next year. It will not be funded with money taken out of any other scheme. It is in...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Inland Waterways Development (16 Nov 2017)

Michael Ring: ...of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht is responsible for the development of several of the country’s main canals, including their development from an amenity perspective. The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has overall responsibility for the development of Greenways, such as the Waterford Greenway.  Nonetheless, my Department implements a number of...

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (15 Nov 2017)

Michael Ring: ...a number of areas where it felt procedures could be streamlined and where the burden of project applications could be reduced. On the basis of feedback received from that forum, the Department of Rural and Community Development has committed to 31 actions, or 31 changes to be made across most of the problems flagged. My understanding is that two-thirds of these actions have now been...

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (15 Nov 2017)

Michael Ring: I will respond to Deputy Collins first on the local improvement schemes. He is quite correct. While I know that the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport was down in the constituency, he did not deliver the local improvement scheme, however. I did that. He was there 17 or 18 months ago and he did not deliver it. I delivered it though and we now have a scheme in place for the Deputy....

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (15 Nov 2017)

Michael Ring: It has done more work for rural Ireland than all the local authorities put together. If we had not the rural social schemes, we would have a serious problem. The Deputy is quite correct as there is now the problem of people being able to stay on it longer. I am talking to the Minister in that regard. The Minister of State, Deputy Kyne, will deal with the broadband matters. We spoke...