Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 January 2014
376. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection the number participating in rural social schemes up to end of 2013 and if she will provide details on a county basis in tabular form and if she will she provide additional places for this scheme in 2014 due to the demand by communities for the scheme and the huge waiting list of potential participants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1300/14]
View answerThe rural social scheme (RSS) currently provides work opportunities for around 2,600 participants and 130 supervisory staff. Overall responsibility for the RSS rests with the Department of Social Protection with for its day-to-day operations delivered by 35 local development companies and Údarás na Gaeltachta (implementing bodies). The sum of €45m has provisionally been allocated for 2014, which will allow the scheme to continue along the same lines as in previous years but does not allow for recruitment above the numbers stated above.
Table 1 gives details for the number of participant and supervisor placements to each Implementing Body and county/counties covered by that body. Table 2 gives a county breakdown of the 2,583 participants on the scheme at the end of December 2013.
Table 1 - Allocation of RSS Placements by Local Development Company - 2013
|
Implementing Body |
Counties Covered |
Participant |
Supervisor |
|
Breffni Integrated Limited |
Cavan |
80 |
4 |
|
Carlow County Development Partnership Ltd. |
Carlow |
18 |
1 |
|
Clare Local Development Co. Ltd. |
Clare |
117 |
6 |
|
Avondhu/Blackwater Partnership Ltd. |
Cork |
17 |
1 |
|
South and East Cork Area Development |
Cork |
8 |
1 |
|
West Cork Development Partnership Ltd. |
Cork |
68 |
3 |
|
Ballyhoura Development Limited |
Cork/Limerick |
47 |
2 |
|
IRD Duhallow Ltd. |
Cork/Limerick/Kerry |
58 |
3 |
|
Donegal Local Development Company Ltd |
Donegal |
76 |
4 |
|
Inishowen Development Partnership |
Donegal |
30 |
2 |
|
Comhar na nOileán Teoranta |
Islands |
20 |
0 |
|
FORUM Connemara Ltd. |
Galway |
14 |
1 |
|
Galway Rural Development Co. Ltd. |
Galway |
156 |
8 |
|
North and East Kerry LEADER Partnership Teoranta |
Kerry |
89 |
5 |
|
South Kerry Development Partnership Ltd. |
Kerry |
138 |
7 |
|
Cill Dara ar Aghaidh Teoranta |
Kildare |
22 |
1 |
|
County Kilkenny LEADER Partnership Co. Limited |
Kilkenny |
19 |
1 |
|
Laois Community and Enterprise Dev. Co. Ltd. |
Laois |
25 |
1 |
|
Leitrim Integrated Development Company Ltd. |
Leitrim |
100 |
5 |
|
West Limerick Resources |
Limerick |
36 |
2 |
|
Longford Community Resources |
Longford |
55 |
3 |
|
Louth LEADER Partnership |
Louth |
10 |
0 |
|
Mayo North East LEADER Partnership Co. Teo. |
Mayo |
221 |
11 |
|
South West Mayo Development Company Ltd. |
Mayo |
191 |
10 |
|
Meath Community Rural & Social Dev. Partnership |
Meath |
16 |
1 |
|
Monaghan Integrated Development Limited |
Monaghan |
40 |
2 |
|
Offaly Integrated Local Development Company Ltd. |
Offaly |
52 |
3 |
|
Roscommon Integrated Development Company Ltd. |
Roscommon |
149 |
7 |
|
County Sligo LEADER Partnership Co. Ltd. |
Sligo |
124 |
6 |
|
North Tipperary LEADER Partnership |
Tipperary |
37 |
2 |
|
South Tipperary Development Company Limited |
Tipperary |
26 |
1 |
|
Waterford LEADER Partnership Ltd. |
Waterford |
12 |
0 |
|
Westmeath Community Development Ltd. |
Westmeath |
33 |
2 |
|
Wexford Local Development |
Wexford |
39 |
2 |
|
Co. Wicklow Community Partnership |
Wicklow |
20 |
1 |
|
Údarás na Gaeltachta |
Mayo/Kerry/ Galway/Donegal |
437 |
21 |
|
Totals |
2,600 |
130 |
Table 2 – Breakdown of RSS Participant Placements by county
RSS Participant Breakdown by County
|
County |
Total Participants End 2013 |
|
Co. Carlow |
18 |
|
Co. Cavan |
82 |
|
Co. Clare |
115 |
|
Co. Cork |
171 |
|
Co. Donegal |
226 |
|
Co. Galway |
276 |
|
Co. Kerry |
278 |
|
Co. Kildare |
23 |
|
Co. Kilkenny |
18 |
|
Co. Laois |
23 |
|
Co. Leitrim |
98 |
|
Co. Limerick |
76 |
|
Co. Longford |
51 |
|
Co. Louth |
11 |
|
Co. Mayo |
569 |
|
Co. Meath |
14 |
|
Co. Monaghan |
40 |
|
Co. Offaly |
43 |
|
Co. Roscommon |
150 |
|
Co. Sligo |
127 |
|
Co. Tipperary |
64 |
|
Co. Waterford |
12 |
|
Co. Westmeath |
39 |
|
Co. Wexford |
40 |
|
Co. Wicklow |
19 |
|
Total end December 2013 |
2583 |
