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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Expenditure (29 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: As the Deputy will be aware, there are three economic measures under the LEADER element of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013. The table below sets out the amounts paid under each of these measures by Mayo North East LEADER Partnership for each of the relevant years. Measure 2011 2012 2013 2014 Business Creation and Development €115,268 €163,647 €0...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Applications (29 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: The LEADER element of the Rural Development Programme 2014–2020 will provide €250 million in financial resources to support the development of sustainable rural communities. Under stage one of the selection process for the new programme, any entity who wished to be considered as a Local Action Group was invited to submit an expression of interest. For the purposes of the new...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (29 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 580 and 581 together. My Department recently invited Expressions of Interest from a variety of organisations, agencies and groups in respect of the funding of recreational Infrastructure projects, should funding become available. This initiative has generated a considerable amount of interest and my Department will shortly carry out a detailed assessment of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Services (29 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: Responsibility for the management of the Rural Transport Programme was assigned to the National Transport Authority (NTA) with effect from 1 April 2012. I have therefore forwarded your question to the NTA for direct reply to you. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within 10 working days.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme (24 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: The reply to the European Commission referred to in the question, was issued by the Department of Agriculture Food and Marine, as Managing Authority for the implementation of the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020. My Department, as delegated Paying Agency for the implementation of the LEADER element of the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 contributed to that process, including the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Programme (24 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: ​Responsibility for the management of the Rural Transport Programme was assigned to the National Transport Authority (NTA) with effect from 1st April 2012.I have forwarded your question to the NTA for direct response to you. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within 10 working days.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Redundancy Payments (22 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1367, 1419 to 1421, inclusive, 1424 and 1449 together. My Department has no role in the internal operations of any private organisations and, therefore, does not have a role in relation to staff or employment matters, which are for the Board of the company, as the employer, to manage. For the avoidance of doubt, my Department is not the employer of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (22 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1379 and 1463 together. My Department manages various schemes and programmes, which encourage and support community engagement and development. The information requested regarding the funding provided directly by my Department and by Pobal, acting on behalf of my Department, to the organisation concerned is outlined in the tabular statement below. For...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Seniors Alert Scheme (22 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: My Department manages the Seniors Alert Scheme, which 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 homes with confidence, independence and peace of mind. The scheme is administered by...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Administration (22 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: Ireland is conducting a two stage process for the selection of Local Development Strategies to support the delivery of the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020. Stage one, the Expression of Interest (EOI) stage, is complete but stage two is still on-going and therefore no entity has been selected to deliver LEADER in any area to date. In areas where entities do not...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: EU Funding (22 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: Ireland has received an allocation from the EU of €2.1 billion for the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 (RDP). The EU Regulations provide for a minimum allocation of 5% for LEADER of the EU element of the Programme at a co-financed rate of 80%. This would have given an allocation of €136.8 million. This Government has increased the minimum allocation to 7% and will...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Community Development Projects (22 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1406 and 1408 together. I assume the Question is referring to the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP), which was rolled out across communities on 1 April 2015. The aim of SICAP is to reduce poverty, promote social inclusion and equality through local, regional and national engagement and collaboration. The programme’s target...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas (22 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: The Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas (CEDRA) identified, in its Report, the need to take a more tailored approach to planning at both a regional and local level and recognised that this approach should not be restricted by current administrative boundaries. In May 2015, I launched a pilot scheme, in line with the recommendations in the CEDRA report, with a budget of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (22 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1422 and 1423 together. During 2014 and 2015, my Department provided funding to the company referred to by the Deputy under a range of programmes, including the Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP), the new Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP), and the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2007 - 2014. A total...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (22 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1500 and 1501 together. In line with the ‘bottom-up’ approach to rural development under the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013, there are 34 Local Action Groups (LAGs) contracted, on my Department’s behalf, to deliver the Programme throughout the country. This includes Avondhu Blackwater Partnership,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Administration (22 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: As the Deputy will be aware, Ireland is conducting a two stage process for the selection of Local Development Strategies to support the delivery of the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020. Stage one, the Expression of Interest (EOI) stage, is complete. Two entities in Galway submitted qualifying EOIs, namely Forum Connemara covering the Connemara area of the county...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Expenditure (22 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: There are three economic measures under the LEADER element of the Rural Development Programme 2007 - 2013. The table below details the amounts paid to date under these measures. In line with the ‘bottom-up’ approach to rural development Local Action Groups (LAG) make all decisions in relation to the selection of projects under the Programme and accordingly all re cords are held...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Programme (22 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1597 and 1598 together. Responsibility for the management of the Rural Transport Programme (RTP), was assigned to the National Transport Authority (NTA) with effect from 1st April 2012. This includes responsibility for implementing the restructuring of the RTP announced on 9th July 2013 and the allocation of funding to the 17...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Programme (22 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: Responsibility for the management of the Rural Transport Programme (RTP) was assigned to the National Transport Authority (NTA) with effect from 1st April 2012. I have therefore forwarded your question to the NTA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within ten working days.

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2015)

Ann Phelan: To reply to the Senators who have spoken passionately on this amendment, immunity from prosecution for the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, arises under section 15 of the Environmental Protection Act of 1992, while section 16 indemnifies the director general, other directors and authorised persons against legal action. Senators may be aware that a review of the EPA conducted by a...