Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 May 2010
56 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position regarding the rural recreation officer in each county; the number that have been appointed; the counties in which they have been appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18950/10]
View answerMy Department, along with Fáilte Ireland, funds the employment of 12 Rural Recreation Officers to promote walking activity in areas where there are clusters of suitable accessible walks and to undertake the work associated with the roll-out of the Walks Scheme, which is administered by my Department.
The Officers are employed by local development companies in Counties Kilkenny, Donegal, Sligo, Roscommon, Laois, Kerry, Tipperary, Cork, Wicklow, Mayo and Clare, as well as the Galway Gaeltacht. They are employed on three-year contracts, the first of which commenced from March 2008.
