Written answers
Wednesday, 19 January 2022
Department of Rural and Community Development
Departmental Reviews
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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2052. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the current number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by her in tabular form; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed. [1559/22]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I have provided the information requested by the Deputy, in relation to the Department of Rural and Community Development (DRCD), in the table below.
| Live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by the Department of Rural and Community Development. | The date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed. |
|---|---|
| Public Participation Networks Structural Review | Final report expected in Q1 2022 |
| Focused Policy Assessment of DRCD Library Supports - undertaken internally by the Department. | Report expected to be completed in Q3/Q4 2022. |
| Review of the REDZ Scheme | Final report to be completed Q1 2022 |
| Focused Policy Assessment of the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund. undertaken internally by the Department. | Report expected to be completed in Q3/Q4 2022. |
| Research on the identification and development of key indicators that can be used for monitoring rural and community development. This work is being undertaken through a Joint Research Agreement between DRCD and the ESRI. | Expected to be completed in Q4 2022. The Joint Research Agreement between DRCD and the ESRI runs to the end of 2023. |
| Research and consultancy project to provide analysis and recommendations relating to the development of an effective rural proofing model for Government. | Completed research and any associated report to be provided by the consultants by 25 March 2022. |
| Research on the training needs of the community and voluntary sector. | The research is made up of three modular projects, with completion of the final project expected Q3/Q4 2022. The first project, on the training need of LCDCs is completed, with the intention to scope implementation and publish report in early 2022; The second project, an assessment of skills gaps of voluntary boards of mid-sized non-profit organisations is underway with completion expected Q2/Q3 2022. Assessment of skills gaps across smaller community and voluntary groups is in the early stages with report expected to be completed before end 2022. |
| Organisation Capability Review under Action 20 of the Civil Service Renewal Plan | Commenced December 2019, implementation and action plan finalised, review expected to be completed by Q4, 2023 with elements of implementation ongoing thereafter. |
| Independent Review of LEADER Delivery Models for the 2014-2020 LEADER Programme. | Completed. |
| Review of the implementation of National Social Enterprise Policy for Ireland 2019-2022 | The National Social Enterprise Policy for Ireland was launched by the Department of Rural and Community development in July 2019. The OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) has been commissioned to conduct an in-depth independent review of the effectiveness of the implementation of the policy 2019-2022. The OECD’s involvement will add objectivity, greater credibility and achieve greater buy-in to the process of developing the second National Social Enterprise policy. It is envisaged that a report on this review will issue in Q3 2022. |
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