Written answers
Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Department of Rural and Community Development
Departmental Data
Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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1590. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the current number of live studies, reviews and research commissioned by her Department; the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed, in tabular form. [12633/24]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy in relation to live studies, reviews and research commissioned by my Department is set out in the table below:
| Details of study/review/research | Envisaged completion date |
|---|---|
| Stakeholder consultation and revision of Public Participation Networks Implementation Roadmap | Report expected to be completed in Q2 2024 |
| Research on barriers to involvement in Public Participation Networks | Report expected to be completed in Q3 2024 |
| Feasibility study on the extension of the Connected Hubs platform to include remote working hubs in Northern Ireland | Due to be complete in late October 2024 |
| Government of Ireland-NUI Postdoctoral Fellowship in Rural Development - Research Project: Mapping Social Enterprises and their Impact on Sustainable Rural Development in Ireland | Due for publication in Q3 2024 |
| Review of Rural Policy in Ireland | Report to be delivered in 2025 |
| Assessing the Multi-dimensional Impact of Social Enterprise | Due for completion in 2024 |
| Evaluation of Pilot Community Development Programme (over 3 years) | Due for completion in December 2024 |
| Training Needs of the Community and Voluntary Sector | This is a three part project with the first report finalised, while the other two are at final draft report stage and expected to be completed in Q2 2024 |
| Research to compile an evidence based report setting out the current national practice of commissioning (and contracting) for services from the community and voluntary sector in Ireland | Report expected to be completed in Q2 2024 |
| Evaluation – Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme | Review of the scheme, aiming to be completed in Q2 of 2024 |
| National Volunteering Strategy -Research on Youth Volunteering: Building capacity for the future” with accompanying toolkit | Due to be completed in Q2 of 2024 |
| National Volunteering Strategy -Research on Volunteer recognition: Developing questions for the Irish Census on formal and informal volunteering | Due to be completed in Q2 of 2024 |
| Impact of the cost and availability of public liability insurance on the Community & Voluntary sector | Due to be completed in late April 2024 |
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