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Topical Issue Debate: Office of Public Works Properties (13 Jan 2016)

Ann Phelan: I reiterate what I said earlier. If there are issues with the manner in which these sites were assembled by Wexford Borough Council, they should be raised in the first instance with its successor, Wexford County Council. However, I undertake to speak to my line Minister, Deputy Alan Kelly, and I will refer back to the Deputy with a reply.

Topical Issue Debate: Office of Public Works Properties (13 Jan 2016)

Ann Phelan: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue and assure him that how taxpayers' money is spent is extremely important and should be open and transparent. At the outset, I wish to clarify that the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government has no direct responsibility for, or involvement in, the assembly of land by local authorities for the purpose of the provision of offices...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Community Development Projects (13 Jan 2016)

Ann Phelan: Under the current Dormant Accounts Plan, Pobal are administering the Social Enterprise Measure on behalf of my Department. The aim of the Social Enterprise Measure is to increase the impact of social enterprises by enhancing their capacity to deliver services and generate traded income through the provision of small capital grants. Funding is being provided to support the development of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Seniors Alert Scheme (13 Jan 2016)

Ann Phelan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 835 to 838, inclusive, together. My Department is responsible for 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...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme (13 Jan 2016)

Ann Phelan: LEADER forms part of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme 2014 – 2020, which was approved by the European Commission in May 2015. The submission of project applications under the new LEADER programme will commence following the completion and approval of local development strategies for each of the 28 sub-regional areas designated for LEADER in Ireland. As required under EU...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Dormant Accounts Fund (13 Jan 2016)

Ann Phelan: Under the current Dormant Accounts Plan, Pobal are administering the Social Enterprise Measure on behalf of my Department. The aim of the Social Enterprise Measure is to increase the impact of social enterprises by enhancing their capacity to deliver services and generate traded income through the provision of small capital grants. Funding is being provided to support the development of...

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015: From the Seanad (17 Dec 2015)

Ann Phelan: I am pleased to be back in the Dáil today to discuss amendments to this Bill which was initiated in this House and passed all Stages here on 18 November. Most Deputies will be familiar with the main provisions of the Bill, having considered them very recently and I will not go over them again. The amendments we are discussing today are ones I introduced in the Seanad last week. ...

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015: From the Seanad (17 Dec 2015)

Ann Phelan: That is not for this Bill.

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015: From the Seanad (17 Dec 2015)

Ann Phelan: It is just a technical Bill.

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015: From the Seanad (17 Dec 2015)

Ann Phelan: These amendments provide for the amendment of section 4 of the Electoral Act 1997 and a consequential amendment to this Bill. The Electoral Act 1997 provides for the disclosure of donations by Members of the Oireachtas, MEPs, political parties and accounting units, election candidates and third parties. It also provides for the regulation of expenditure at Dáil, European Parliament and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Dormant Accounts Fund Deposits (17 Dec 2015)

Ann Phelan: Under the balances on dormant accounts with banks, building societies and An Post and the net encashment value of certain life assurance policies are paid into the Dormant Accounts Fund, which is managed by the . The primary purpose of the legislation is to reunite the original account holders with their moneys, including all interest due. In addition, the legislation provides that...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (17 Dec 2015)

Ann Phelan: There are 39 trails covered by the Walks Scheme, and payments of the order of €1.8m have been made to approximately 1900 landholders in 2015 for the maintenance of trails that traverse their lands. In addition, there are now close to 800 trails listed on the Irish Trails website at , which are fully open to the public and being maintained to the appropriate national standards. The...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (17 Dec 2015)

Ann Phelan: There are 39 trails covered by the Walks Scheme, and payments of the order of €1.8m have been made to approximately 1900 landholders in 2015 for the maintenance of trails that traverse their lands. In addition, there are now close to 800 trails listed on the Irish Trails website at , which are fully open to the public and being maintained to the appropriate national standards. In...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (17 Dec 2015)

Ann Phelan: My Department recently invited expressions of interest from a variety of organisations, agencies and groups who would wish to seek funding for the development, enhancement and maintenance of recreational Infrastructure projects should funding become available to the Department. A number of expressions of interest were received for proposed works along the Dingle Way. This initiative has...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Dormant Accounts Fund (17 Dec 2015)

Ann Phelan: The Dormant Accounts Act 2001, together with the Unclaimed Life Assurance Policies Act 2003 and the Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Acts 2005-2012, provide a framework for the administration of unclaimed accounts in credit institutions (i.e. banks, building societies and An Post) and unclaimed life assurance policies in insurance undertakings. The legislation introduced a scheme for the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Sector Funding (17 Dec 2015)

Ann Phelan: My Department provides support to the Irish Men’s Sheds Association (IMSA) Limited under the funding scheme to support national organisations (SSNO) in the community and voluntary sector. This scheme aims to provide multi-annual funding to national organisations towards core costs associated with the provision of services. The current scheme was advertised for applications early...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: CLÁR Programme (17 Dec 2015)

Ann Phelan: As the Deputy is aware, the majority of CLÁR measures were closed to new applications in 2008 and while some measures accepted applications in 2009 and 2010, all were subsequently closed to new funding requests. All of the remaining commitments under the CLÁR programme are in relation to already approved Sports Capital projects or Gaeltacht Grants. The lead Departments in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: RAPID Programme (17 Dec 2015)

Ann Phelan: The RAPID programme aims to ensure priority attention is given to tackling the spatial concentration of poverty and social exclusion in areas covered by the programme. Over the past number of years, my Department has continued to meet its existing contractual commitments on RAPID projects throughout the country. My Department co-funded the RAPID Leverage Schemes, which supported projects...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (17 Dec 2015)

Ann Phelan: The original allocation for the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 was just short of €400 million. The LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme will provide €250 million in financial resources to support the development of sustainable rural communities. The cost of restoring funding to the 2007-2013 levels, therefore, would be an additional...

1916 Quarter Development Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Dec 2015)

Ann Phelan: When I was here on Monday, there was nobody else here to deal with very important legislation.