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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Strategies (20 Feb 2024)

Joe O'Brien: The Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025 is a whole of Government strategy with the ambitious aim to reduce consistent poverty to 2 per cent or less and to make Ireland one of the most socially inclusive member states in the EU. The Roadmap was published in January 2020 and contains seven high level goals, delivered by 81 unique commitments (originally 69 commitments). Implementation of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Industrial Disputes (20 Feb 2024)

Joe O'Brien: My Department operates a number of employment support schemes; including Tús, and Community Employment (CE), for long term unemployed. I would like to acknowledge the important role that CE and Tús supervisors play in providing valuable opportunities to participants in supporting the delivery of key services to local communities across the country. It should be noted that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reviews (13 Feb 2024)

Joe O'Brien: 269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the review she ordered on the guidance document that relates to how to facilitate the use of the spaces and facilities for the wider community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6095/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (13 Feb 2024)

Joe O'Brien: The Charities Regulatory Authority (the ‘Charities Regulator’) was established in October 2014 pursuant to the Charities Act 2009. The Authority is the State organisation responsible for registering and regulating all of Ireland’s charities, with the mandate to promote good governance practice. The Charities Regulator is under the aegis of my department. It is important...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (13 Feb 2024)

Joe O'Brien: The Charities Regulatory Authority (the ‘Charities Regulator’) was established in October 2014 pursuant to the Charities Act 2009. The Authority is the State organisation responsible for registering and regulating all of Ireland’s charities, with the mandate to promote good governance practice. The Charities Regulator is under the aegis of my department. It is important...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (13 Feb 2024)

Joe O'Brien: The Charities Regulatory Authority (the ‘Charities Regulator’) was established in October 2014 pursuant to the Charities Act 2009. The Authority is the State organisation responsible for registering and regulating all of Ireland’s charities, with the mandate to promote good governance practice. The Charities Regulator is under the aegis of my department. It is important...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Legislative Programme (30 Jan 2024)

Joe O'Brien: The current legislative programme for my Department relates to the Charities Amendment Bill, 2023, which was published on 22 December 2023, and concluded Stage 2 of the legislative process on 25 January 2024. In addition, there is initial work on amendments to the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and the Control of Dogs Acts . The Charities Amendment Bill revises and updates the 2009...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: National Development Plan (30 Jan 2024)

Joe O'Brien: The National Development Plan (NDP) has set out funding envelopes for my Department that have allowed significant and sustained capital funding for rural and community development throughout the country, with capital expenditure of €213 million achieved in 2023. As detailed in the NDP, the key rural development schemes are the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund, LEADER, Town and...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (30 Jan 2024)

Joe O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 84 and 87 together. My Department operates a range of programmes and schemes that support rural development, and urban and rural communities throughout the country. The targeted investment and supports which my Department provides to all communities contributes to rural regeneration, facilitates new working opportunities, and fosters regional enterprise...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (30 Jan 2024)

Joe O'Brien: Local Community Development Committees (LCDCs), as created under the Local Government Reform Act, 2014, bring together local authority members and officials, state agencies, people actively working within local development and community development and economic, cultural and environmental organisations with a view to implementing a joined-up, cross-sectoral approach to local and community...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Functions (30 Jan 2024)

Joe O'Brien: The Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme, or SICAP, is our country’s primary social inclusion intervention. SICAP aims to reduce poverty and promote social inclusion and equality. SICAP workers have valuable experience and knowledge of supporting migrants, asylum seekers and refugees in their areas. I was happy to secure €10m in 2023 to continue supports to...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Strategies (30 Jan 2024)

Joe O'Brien: In 2019, my Department launched Sustainable, Inclusive and Empowered Communities, the Strategy to support the community and voluntary sector in Ireland. The Strategy seeks to create a vibrant and active civil society, developing opportunities for all communities to contribute, engage and participate in decision-making and policy implementation. As part of the strategy implementation, in...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Policies (30 Jan 2024)

Joe O'Brien: My Department’s mission is to support vibrant, inclusive and sustainable communities throughout Ireland. In delivering on its mission, my Department provides a wide range of programmes, schemes, and policies to support individuals living in our communities, of all ages. Funding provided by my Department supports both urban and rural communities and includes supports for sports clubs,...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (30 Jan 2024)

Joe O'Brien: The Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme, or SICAP, is our country’s primary social inclusion intervention. SICAP aims to reduce poverty and promote social inclusion and equality. SICAP workers have valuable experience and knowledge of supporting migrants, asylum seekers and refugees in their areas. I was happy to secure €10m to continue supports to arrivals from...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Strategies (30 Jan 2024)

Joe O'Brien: The national drug strategy, Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery, sets out government policy on drug and alcohol use for the period 2017 to 2025. The strategy provides an integrated health-led approach to drug and alcohol use, focused on reducing the harms for individuals, families and communities and promoting rehabilitation and recovery. The vision of Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery is...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Strategies (30 Jan 2024)

Joe O'Brien: The Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP), is our country’s primary social inclusion intervention. This is a national programme that is delivered in both rural and urban areas by Local Development Companies (LDCs) to help those in the greatest need. SICAP aims to address high and persistent levels of deprivation through targeted and innovative, locally-led...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (30 Jan 2024)

Joe O'Brien: My Department's Community Services Programme (CSP) supports over 430 community-based organisations, to provide local services through a social enterprise model. The CSP contribution per full-time equivalent position is not aligned with the minimum wage and does not meet the full salary cost of supported posts. It is an annual contribution that must be co-funded by the organisations...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (30 Jan 2024)

Joe O'Brien: My Department provides a number of funding streams for a wide range of community and voluntary organisations, and I would encourage all interested groups to regularly engage with their Local Community Development Committee (LCDC), Local Development Company (LDC) and Public Participation Network (PPN) in order to ensure they are informed of a range of funding opportunities as they arise. ...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (30 Jan 2024)

Joe O'Brien: Last December, I was delighted to launch the Local Enhancement Programme (LEP) which replaces my Department’s Community Enhancement Programme, with capital funding of €6 million to assist thousands of community groups across the country. A key feature of the Local Enhancement Programme is that it is targeted to the specific challenges facing local community groups and delivers...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (30 Jan 2024)

Joe O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 600, 601, 602 and 609 together. My Department will continue to support vibrant, inclusive and sustainable communities across Ireland, and places consultation and engagement at the centre of how it does that. The Budget 2024 provision of €431 million for my Department provides over €205 million for rural development and over €225...