Written answers

Tuesday, 24 May 2016

Department of Social Protection

Rural Social Scheme

Photo of John BradyJohn Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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303. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost of providing an additional 500 places for 2017 under the rural social scheme in tabular form. [11511/16]

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The rural social scheme (RSS) provides income support for farmers and fishermen who have an entitlement to specified social welfare payments. The scheme currently provides work opportunities for around 2,600 participants and 130 supervisory staff to provide certain services of benefit to rural communities. Funding allocated for the scheme in 2016 is €44.3m.

Assuming that the participants supported by the RSS remain at the current payment rate, the full year cost of an additional 500 places in 2017 is estimated at €8.5m while the net cost is estimated at €3.8m. This costing consists of wages paid to participants, fuel allowance, supervisory costs, fees to implementing bodies, fees to the payroll provider and provision of input costs for implementing bodies.

Number of additional RSS participants in 2017Estimated Gross cost - € millionEstimated net cost - € million
500€8.5m€3.8m

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