Written answers

Wednesday, 22 June 2005

Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

Rural Social Scheme

10:00 pm

Photo of Enda KennyEnda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 226: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will report on the problems in respect of the rural social scheme in the Leader areas of the country associated with rural social scheme supervisors and their rates of payment; the number of rural social scheme supervisors currently being paid; the rates of salary currently being paid; if a review of the rate of pay for rural social scheme supervisors will take place; if so, when this will conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21485/05]

Photo of Éamon Ó CuívÉamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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I draw the Deputy's attention to his previous question on this matter on 31 May 2005. As I stated on that date, a review of the grant paid for rural social scheme, RSS, supervisors has taken place and my Department has had contact with the Department of Finance in this regard.

There are currently 85 RSS supervisors. An increase in the grant towards employment of supervisors has been sanctioned from the current rate of €357 per week to €407.79 per week with effect from 1 July 2005. This represents an increase of over 14%. In addition, the grant for supervisors will be increased in line with a general round of increases at the same time that these are received by public service workers. The actual rate of payment of supervisors is one for the respective Leader companies and Údarás na Gaeltachta.

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