Written answers

Tuesday, 27 April 2010

Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

Community Development

12:00 pm

Photo of Róisín ShortallRóisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 270: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 164 and 165 of 31 March 2010, if he will provide a breakdown of the number of participants by county and by activity. [16744/10]

Photo of Pat CareyPat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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There are currently 2,600 participant places available under the Rural Social Scheme (RSS). All available places have been allocated and quotas have been assigned to each of the Implementing Bodies who manage the Scheme on my Department's behalf throughout the country. There are eight work measures under which participants under the RSS can undertake activities in their local communities. The Deputy will appreciate that the number of participants on the Scheme varies from week to week and the work undertaken in each county depends on the number of available participants and the specific needs within each community.

The table below sets out the number of participants on the Scheme per county for week ending 23rd April 2010 and the number of participants assigned under each work measure. TABLE

CountyMaintenance and enhancement of waymarked ways, agreed walks, bog roads etc.Energy conservation work for the elderly and the less well offVillage and countryside enhancement projectsSocial care and care of the elderly, community care for both pre-school and after-school groupsEnvironmental maintenance works - maintenance and caretaking of community and sporting facilitiesProjects relating to not for profit cultural and heritage centresCommunity Admin/Clerical DutiesAny other appropriate community project identified during the course of the SchemeTotal RSS Participants per County
Carlow--6453--18
Cavan5-20.51529.524-76
Clare6-4.51102.5-2-116
Cork30.544229.5491193178
Donegal4244711.5103.559-222
Galway45116912122582274
Kerry39147529810215273
Kildare2-4312-1-22
Kilkenny7-216-2-18
Laois2-8110.52.5--24
Leitrim5-22144365398
Limerick13.5-182291.53168
Longford729510155255
Louth--4-51--10
Mayo5825162.569164.528465558
Meath1-2.5181.52-16
Monaghan2-932023-39
Offaly1.5-17920210.551
Roscommon12.5-4515.5577.55.51144
Sligo9.56.531.517.538.5884.5124
Tipperary8.75-1915.2510.7517.25163
Waterford--129---12
Westmeath4-10610-3-33
Wexford1.5-11.571132137
Wicklow3-20.514-0.5-20
Totals305.7553.5614296.75987.75115147.25292,549

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