Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 100: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if participants on rural social schemes who retire will be replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10991/10]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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There is currently provision for 2,600 participants and 130 supervisors on the Rural Social Scheme and my aim is to operate the Scheme at the fullest level of participation possible within the available resources.

Accordingly, the filling of vacancies is kept under ongoing review by my Department so that any that arise through, for example, retirements are filled as quickly as possible.