Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 October 2005
434 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the statistical criteria mentioned in reply to Question No. 594 of 18 October 2005 regarding the RAPID programme for both strand one and URBAN II as well as other sections of RAPID for which there are similar criteria. [30310/05]
View answerTwenty-five urban areas, identified as the most disadvantaged, are included under strand one of the programme. These areas were selected using the Trutz Haase deprivation index, supported by data relating to location of significant rented local authority housing, and schools designated as disadvantaged by the Department of Education and Science.
In recognition that pockets of acute disadvantage may also exist in provincial towns, the programme was subsequently extended, strand two, to include 20 towns which were identified for inclusion on the basis of objective criteria, including educational attainment and social housing. My Department is not responsible for the URBAN II programme.
