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Covid-19 (Rural and Community Development): Statements (3 Jun 2020)

Michael Ring: ...and the funding that my Department provides. We can see all the groups. People would be amazed with all the groups. Maybe that is one of the things we should be looking at. We have a €5 million innovation fund. Perhaps we should be looking at ways and means of doing business differently. Perhaps we should consider whether some of these groups could amalgamate with other groups...

Covid-19 (Rural and Community Development): Statements (3 Jun 2020)

Michael Ring: ...oversight committee and providing funding and support for many elements of the community response. Last month, in response to the urgent need for equipment and other supports, I announced a €2.5 million Covid-19 emergency fund for community and voluntary groups taking part in the Community Call. Local authorities are distributing the funding to community groups supporting...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Social Enterprise Sector (3 Jun 2020)

Michael Ring: ...measures for social enterprises, along with community and voluntary organisations and charities, which complement other Government supports such as the Wage Subsidy Scheme. In April, I launched a €2.5 million COVID Emergency Fund to support community and voluntary groups, including social enterprises, involved in the delivery of COVID-19 community response efforts.  ...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Jun 2020)

Michael Ring: ...curtailed.  In recognition of this, I recently announced a number of support measures for community and voluntary organisations, charities and social enterprises. In April, I launched a €2.5 million COVID Emergency Fund to support community and voluntary groups, including social enterprises, involved in the delivery of COVID-19 community response efforts.  This...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: LEADER Programmes (27 May 2020)

Michael Ring: LEADER is a multi-annual programme with a total budget of €250 million over the period 2014-2020. €225 million of this funding has been allocated as core funding to the 29 Local Action Groups (LAGs) that deliver the LEADER programme. This funding is allocated to the LAGs for the full period of the programme rather than on an annual basis, to allow full flexibility to the LAGs....

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Development Programme (27 May 2020)

Michael Ring: ...oversubscribed. In relation to the position for 2020, the CLÁR Programme, the Town and Village Renewal Scheme and the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme are being launched this week as a €30 million package of co-ordinated and complementary supports aimed at aiding the economic and social recovery of rural Ireland in response to COVID-19. Details in respect of all of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (20 May 2020)

Michael Ring: ...ESF Programme for Employability, Inclusion and Learning 2014-2020. The organisation referenced by the Deputy delivers SICAP in County Westmeath. The 2020 budget allocation for Westmeath is €804,985 and this is being paid out as expected during the year. My Department is also providing additional vital supports to rural and community organisations in response to...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 May 2020)

Michael Ring: ...support line and an email helpdesk facility to assist smaller community groups with their queries. My Department has also put in place the COVID-19 Emergency Fund to support the community response. The €2.5m fund provides immediate and urgently needed funding to community and voluntary groups that are participating in the Government’s “Community Call”...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 May 2020)

Michael Ring: ...support line and an email helpdesk facility to assist smaller community groups with their queries. My Department has also put in place the COVID-19 Emergency Fund to support the community response.  The €2.5m fund provides immediate and urgently needed funding to community and voluntary groups that are participating in the Government’s “Community Call”...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Initiatives (20 May 2020)

Michael Ring: ...also recently developed a 2020 Support Fund which provides an additional once off payment to CSP organisations to cover a 12 week period from 26th March 2020, ensuring that they can pay their full-time CSP supported employees a maximum of €350 net per week, with a proportionate amount for part-time CSP supported employees.  The centre was paid an additional €5,293...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (20 May 2020)

Michael Ring: ...support line and an email helpdesk facility to assist smaller community groups with their queries. My Department has also put in place the COVID-19 Emergency Fund to support the community response.  The €2.5m fund provides immediate and urgently needed funding to community and voluntary groups that are participating in the Government’s “Community Call”...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Budgets (5 Mar 2020)

Michael Ring: The Further Revised Estimates for 2019 in respect of the Department of Rural and Community Development provided for gross capital expenditure of €138 million. These resources were fully utilised, with capital expenditure for the year of €137.9 million. The 2019 capital allocations and estimated provisional outturn by subhead are presented in the table below. ...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (5 Mar 2020)

Michael Ring: I have set out the respective 2020 allocations to the relevant schemes and programmes operated by my Department in the following table. DRCD Scheme Capital  (€ million) Current (€ million) Rural Regeneration and Development (RRD) 53 - LEADER Programme 40 - ...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Expenditure (5 Mar 2020)

Michael Ring: The Further Revised Estimates for 2019 in respect of the Department of Rural and Community Development provided for gross capital expenditure of €138 million. These resources were fully utilised, with capital expenditure for the year of €137.9 million. As a full capital spend was also achieved in 2018, capital carryover did not arise in 2019. The 2019 capital...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme Data (5 Mar 2020)

Michael Ring: I reintroduced the Local Improvement Scheme, or LIS, in 2017. Since then, over €48 million has been allocated to the LIS with over 2,000 road projects approved for works. The LIS is funded by my Department and administered through the Local Authorities. The number and location of roads to benefit from improvement works under the scheme is a matter for the relevant Local...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Development Programme Funding (5 Mar 2020)

Michael Ring: LEADER, which is referred to at EU level as Measure 19 of the Rural Development Programme, has a total budget of €250 million over the period 2014-2020.  €225 million of this budget is allocated as core funding to Local Action Groups (LAGs) who deliver the programme and approve projects at local level. This includes €5 million in additional funding I...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Services Programme Expenditure (12 Dec 2019)

Michael Ring: ...to provide local services through a social enterprise model. Funding is provided towards the costs of employing a manager and a specified number of full-time employees(FTEs). Almost €47 million will be available to support community organisations under the programme in 2020. CSP funding is current with no capital expenditure. The 2016-2019 allocations and outturns are set out in...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Dec 2019)

Michael Ring: I will give a very simple figure. I was delighted to allocate a further €5 million to ten LEADER companies. The criteria were people who had allocated funding or schemes that had been approved. We notified them earlier in the year. We gave the top ten €500,000 extra. Regarding ten to 15 companies, there were only about two or three points between them. I will review the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Regional Development (5 Dec 2019)

Michael Ring: ...create jobs in the region. Kieran Mulvey will be talking to all interest groups and I am glad that Bord na Móna and the ESB are ready to talk. Some funding will be put in place. Some €6 million was allocated in the budget for a just transition fund and the ESB has agreed to put €5 million into that. We need to look at ways and means to support these families...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: LEADER Programmes Funding (5 Dec 2019)

Michael Ring: I propose to take Questions Nos. 8 and 42 together. LEADER is a multi-annual programme with a budget of €250 million over the period 2014-2020.  €220 million of this funding was allocated to the 29 Local Action Groups (LAGs) who deliver the programme in LEADER areas across the country.  The remaining €30 million was allocated for projects which are approved at...