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Tuesday, 17 Feb 2015

Written Answers Nos. 487-499

Regional Development Initiatives

Questions (487)

Barry Cowen

Question:

487. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the urban regeneration measures that will be rolled out as part of the next round of European Union structural and regional development funding; the measures he is considering to attract investment and to create new creative clusters to generate sustainable economic investment and employment in the heart of Dublin city and elsewhere; his views on the inclusion of urban villages between the canals and the county boundary, which could also benefit from any such initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6713/15]

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Written answers

Ireland has been allocated €1.2 billion of Structural Funds from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) for the period 2014 – 2020. To avail of these funds, the Department of Public Expenditure has devised Ireland's Partnership Agreement which was approved by Government in November 2014 and by the European Commission in December 2014. The Agreement forms the basis for Structural Funds investment in Ireland in the period to 2020.

The new ERDF regulation requires an increased focus on sustainable urban development and urban regeneration. In this regard, the regulation requires the earmarking of a minimum of 5% ERDF resources at national level to implement integrated actions for sustainable urban development. In its Partnership Agreement with the European Commission, the Government has agreed that an urban development fund in the order of €80million will be established, of which approximately €40 million will come from the ERDF, with the remaining €40 million co-funded by the Government. Local authorities will be invited to bid for this ERDF support for projects that will contribute to the social, economic and environmental development of their urban areas. The first call for proposals will be made shortly, and it will be a matter for the local authorities to put forward projects appropriate to their urban areas.

Sustainable urban development may be undertaken through Integrated Territorial Investments (ITIs) or through specific operational programmes. In Ireland, operational programmes to give effect to the Partnership Agreement and to manage sustainable urban development projects to 2020, have recently been published by the Regional Assemblies following approval by the Government and by the Commission last December.

In addition to the availability of ERDF funding for urban development, a national Employability, Inclusion and Learning Operational Programme will be funded by the ESF under the responsibility of my colleague, the Minister for Education and Skills. The programme is a key support in achieving Ireland's Europe 2020 goals in relation to employment, education and combating poverty and social exclusion in urban areas.

Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme

Questions (488, 491)

Barry Cowen

Question:

488. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form and on a county basis, the total funding available for the social inclusion and community activation programme in 2015, 2016 and 2017. [6717/15]

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Barry Cowen

Question:

491. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the estimated total administrative costs per annum of the new social inclusion and community activation programme. [6720/15]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 488 and 491 together.

My Department's Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP) superseded the Local Development Social Inclusion and the Community Development Programmes in 2010. LCDP is the largest social inclusion intervention of its kind in the State. The LCDP is currently being implemented on a transitional basis until the end of March 2015, pending the roll out of the new Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) in April next.

Funding under the SICAP for 2015 is outlined below. Funding for 2016 and 2017 will be decided in light of the outcome of the Estimates processes for each year.

In relation to the estimated total per annum administrative costs of the new SICAP, programme implementers have been advised that the total administration costs for the programme must not exceed 25% of the total budget cost and indeed all implementers are expected to achieve savings in overhead and operating costs where possible.

2015 Allocation by County for the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme

Budgets for April - December 2015

Amount

County Carlow

€402,321

County Cavan

€556,338

County Clare

€641,506

County Cork

€2,309,218

County Donegal

€1,480,935

County Dublin

€7,149,417

County Galway

€1,688,280

County Kerry

€1,222,199

County Kildare

€765,170

County Kilkenny

€455,860

County Laois

€423,048

County Leitrim

€393,488

County Limerick

€1,639,070

County Longford

€383,669

County Louth

€965,881

County Mayo

€930,908

County Meath

€278,304

County Monaghan

€464,453

County Offaly

€553,736

County Roscommon

€448,762

County Sligo

€439,136

County Tipperary

€841,838

County Waterford

€823,835

County Westmeath

€574,661

County Wexford

€1,276,311

County Wicklow

€972,584

Local and Community Development Programme

Questions (489, 490)

Barry Cowen

Question:

489. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form and on a county basis, the total funding available for the local community development programme per annum in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. [6718/15]

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Barry Cowen

Question:

490. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the estimated total administrative cost of the local community development programme for the years 2010 to 2014. [6719/15]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 489 and 490 together.

My Department's Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP) superseded the Local Development Social Inclusion and the Community Development Programmes in 2010. LCDP is the largest social inclusion intervention of its kind in the State. The current Programme is being implemented on a transitional basis pending the roll out of the new Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) in April 2015.

During 2010, a national model involving full integration of Community Development Projects (CDPs) with Local Development Companies (LDCs) was set out by the former Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs with a number of alternative delivery structures considered. During this transition period in 2010 and 2011, the LCDP was delivered by a number of CDPs, and by all LDCs and Alternative Delivery Structures, details of which are set out in Tables 1, 2 and 3, respectively. Some CDPs decided to opt out of the LCDP integration process and in such cases, my Department provided funding to help meet certain wind-up costs, where appropriate.

The LCDP funding allocations to the Local Development Companies for the period 2010 to 2014 are provided in Table 2. The Alternative Delivery Structures continued to be paid directly by my Department from 2011 to 2014 (as set out in Table 3) and will be funded on an interim basis for Quarter 1 2015.

With regard to the estimated total of administrative costs of the LCDP per annum from 2010 to 2014 this averages between 31.7% for 2010, 31.3% for 2011, 29% for 2012, 28.16% for 2013 and 27.3% for 2014.

Administrative costs charged against the programme have historically been capped at 33% with the objective of reducing that figure to 25%. With the new programme, SICAP, it was stated specifically in the Invitation to Tender document that the total administration costs must not exceed 25% of the total budget cost.

Table 1

Community Development Project

County

2010 Funding

2011 Funding

Open Door Community Dev. Project

Carlow

€35,108.33

Community Connections

Cavan

€37,405.73

South West Cavan C.D.P.Ltd

Cavan

€38,878.40

€2,036.80

Clare Women's Network

Clare

€31,666.67

€2,278.50

East Clare Community Project Ltd

Clare

€45,299.22

Ennis CDP

Clare

€44,621.80

Ballyphehane/Togher CDP

Cork

€129,889.00

€126,084.00

Bantry & Dist Resource Group

Cork

€44,769.07

Bere Island

Cork

€53,310.53

Cork Travellers Visibility Group

Cork

€120,170.00

€116,707.50

Cumann na Daoine - CDP

Cork

€43,798.99

Farranree CDP

Cork

€41,234.67

€12,249.60

Fermoy Community Development Project

Cork

€25,329.87

Gurranabraher CDP

Cork

€19,993.80

Mahon CDP

Cork

€44,474.67

Mayfield CDP

Cork

€38,731.00

€2,420.00

Cork Social & Health Education Project

Cork

€123,647.40

€123,618.55

Glen CDP

Cork

€37,258.47

We The People

Cork

€39,173.00

€4,846.05

West Cork Traveller Centre Assoc

Cork

€101,888.00

€98,952.00

Sherkin Island Development Society Ltd

Cork

€14,726.66

Action Inishowen

Donegal

€35,933.07

Atlantic View CDP Ltd

Donegal

€33,871.33

Donegal Travellers Project

Donegal

€38,289.33

Donegal Women's Network

Donegal

€45,596.20

€1,550.29

Letterkenny CDP Ltd

Donegal

€40,351.07

Lifford/Clonleigh Resource Centre

Donegal

€37,700.27

€14,918.40

Pobail Le Cheile CDP Teoranta

Donegal

€107,799.20

South West Donegal CDP

Donegal

€47,125.33

The Rosses

Donegal

€106,915.60

Cadolemo Ltd

Donegal

€84,331.90

€119,575.03

An Cosán, The Shanty Educ. Project Ltd.

Dublin

€108,682.80

An Síol

Dublin

€129,005.60

Ballymun Men's Centre Ltd

Dublin

€32,370.47

Bawnogue Women's Development Co Ltd

Dublin

€23,209.23

Blakestown CDP Ltd

Dublin

€46,108.13

Blanchardstown Travellers CDP

Dublin

€39,320.20

Bosnian CDP

Dublin

€19,951.60

Cabra CDP

Dublin

€50,000.00

Cherry Orchard Equine Centre

Dublin

€111,333.00

Clondalkin Travellers Devt Group

Dublin

€35,726.89

Clondakin Women's Network Ltd.

Dublin

€37,950.62

€1,971.08

Community and Family Training Agency

Dublin

€126,374.01

CAP Ballymun Ltd

Dublin

€10,290.34

Community Technical Aid

Dublin

€29,993.30

Corduff CDP Ltd

Dublin

€37,994.80

Darndale - Belcamp Resource Centre

Dublin

€37,388.00

Disability Equality Specialist Support Agency

Dublin

€145,794.00

Dolcain Project (SW Clondalkin)

Dublin

€36,934.58

Dolphin House CDP

Dublin

€13,333.33

Edenmore Raheny CDP

Dublin

€7,705.84

St Michael's Family Resource Centre

Dublin

€40,354.67

Finglas South CDP

Dublin

€36,633.99

Greater Blanchardstown Devt Project

Dublin

€72,295.14

Inner City Renewal Group

Dublin

€22,438.82

€300.00

Irish Local Development Network

Dublin

€136,250.00

€193,557.00

Jobstown Community Dev. Project Ltd.

Dublin

€28,374.00

€1,230.50

Kilbarrack CDP Ltd

Dublin

€52,837.99

Kilmore West CDP

Dublin

€26,364.74

Link Project - Cherry Orchard

Dublin

€16,422.21

€1,331.00

Lourdes Youth & Community Services

Dublin

€123,704.00

Markiewicz Community Centre

Dublin

€30,926.00

Matt Talbot Community Trust

Dublin

€25,142.45

Mountwood Fitzgerald Community Dev. Ltd.

Dublin

€37029.33

North Clondalkin Community Devt Ltd

Dublin

€14,269.37

North Wall Women's Centre

Dublin

€71,000.00

Trav/Act Northside Travellers

Dublin

€14,072.74

Parents Alone Support Services Ltd

Dublin

€39,122.67

Partners in Mission

Dublin

€11,045.00

€18,934.22

Pavee Point

Dublin

€159,048.00

PIECE Project

Dublin

€3,313.50

Priorswood CDP

Dublin

€32,581.65

Quarryvale Community House Project Ltd

Dublin

€16,827.01

Rialto Community Network Ltd

Dublin

€38,878.33

Robert Emmet CDP

Dublin

€123,224.00

Ronanstown Women's CDP Ltd

Dublin

€41,062.00

€463.00

Rowlagh Women's Group Ltd

Dublin

€37,788.33

€1,621.86

SICCDA

Dublin

€119,606.00

Southside Travellers Action Group Ltd

Dublin

€35,691.33

Southside Women's Action Network Ltd.

Dublin

€37,405.67

€2,659.00

S.P.L.T.U.  Ltd.

Dublin

€30,873.36

St Margaret's Traveller Group

Dublin

€29,260.95

Tallaght Travellers CDP

Dublin

€36,816.67

Vista CDP Ltd

Dublin

€103,381.00

West Tallaght Resource Centre Ltd.

Dublin

€50,565.83

Women Together Tallaght Network Ltd.

Dublin

€28,121.33

Women's Aid

Dublin

€181,041.18

Community After Schools Project

Dublin

€171,455.99

Ballyfermot Travellers Action Project

Dublin

€36,582.58

Nascadh CDP

Dublin

€96,979.60

Holly House

Dublin

€26,473.53

Crumlin CDP

Dublin

€93,865.35

€7,873.72

Ballybrack Community Dev. Project Ltd.

Dublin

€21,024.67

Shanganagh CDP

Dublin

€25,843.67

Dublin Institute of Technology

Dublin

€221,000.01

People With Disabilities In Ireland Ltd

Dublin

€51,248.80

Nat Col of Com Based Womens Network

Dublin

€10,250.00

Doras Buí

Dublin

€34,154.27

MACRO

Dublin

€48,806.04

Project West

Dublin

€38,693.33

Ballybane Mervue CDP

Galway

€43,598.87

€4,119.00

Connemara Community Radio Ltd

Galway

€118,729.00

Forum Connemara Rural Project

Galway

€15,450.00

Galway Traveller Movement Ltd

Galway

€43,079.89

Inishbofin Development Company Ltd

Galway

€40,144.58

Comharchumann Inis Toirc Co-op Society

Galway

€33,462.33

Na Calaí - South East Galway

Galway

€40,621.16

€1,197.90

National Traveller Women's Forum

Galway

€108,804.91

Pléaráca Teo

Galway

€112,349.74

Tuam Community Devt Resource Centre

Galway

€64,902.35

€27,273.74

Westside Comm Devt Resource Centre

Galway

€35,290.39

Kerry Travellers Development Project

Kerry

€126,911.28

€119,220.25

SW Kerry Women's Association

Kerry

€34,754.93

Tralee CDP

Kerry

€40,645.60

€3,630.00

Tralee Women's Resource Centre

Kerry

€102,373.52

€99,451.25

Athy CDP

Kildare

€33,812.43

€1,033.50

The Bridge CDP

Kildare

€38,289.33

€3,933.78

NW Kildare Community Development Co

Kildare

€33,076.09

Loughboy Area Resource Centre

Kilkenny

€45,652.67

Cul Le Cheile Portarlington CDP

Laois

€38,111.67

Bluebell CDP

Leinster

€34,165.87

Lough Allen CDP Ltd

Leitrim

€31,220.67

North Leitrim Womens Resource Group

Leitrim

€34,460.40

€600.00

Changing Ireland

Limerick

€123,577.01

Community Devt Network Moyross

Limerick

€40,056.53

Limerick Adult Basic Education

Limerick

€18,850.13

Our Lady of Lourdes CDP

Limerick

€40,792.87

Southill CDP Ltd

Limerick

€39,909.27

St Mary's CDP Ltd

Limerick

€39,762.00

St Munchin's CDP Ltd

Limerick

€41,529.20

West Limerick CDP Ltd

Limerick

€40,940.13

€3,146.00

Limerick Women's Network

Limerick

€31,000.00

Longford Acorn

Longford

€39,363.23

Áit na nDaoine C.D.P.

Louth

€43,885.47

€2,058.00

Le Chéile Community Development Ltd

Louth

€35,638.53

Southside Community Dev. Association Ltd

Louth

€34,879.97

Clare Island Community Co-op Ltd

Mayo

€37,159.33

Claremorris Women's Group

Mayo

€8,338.67

Corracla Teo Achill

Mayo

€84,618.80

€82,194.00

Cosgallen CDP

Mayo

€38,193.77

Iorras Le Cheile North Mayo

Mayo

€127,579.00

€123,889.50

Kiltimagh CDP Ltd

Mayo

€38,289.33

Louisburgh CDP

Mayo

€42,923.22

€571.00

Parkside CDP

Mayo

€31,568.27

€13,092.59

Women of the North West

Mayo

€33,163.00

€2,420.00

Community Dev. Project Navan Ltd.

Meath

€37,405.73

€14,948.22

Navan Travellers Workshop Ltd

Meath

€54,208.55

Blayney Blades Ltd

Monaghan

€37,700.07

Dóchas for Women Ltd

Monaghan

€33,576.80

€1,938.18

Drumlin CDP

Monaghan

€36,227.60

€3,751.00

Edenderry CDP

Offaly

€29,506.60

Tullamore Travellers Movement

Offaly

€36,646.67

North West Roscommon CDP

Roscommon

€36,728.31

€1,452.00

Roscommon Women Network

Roscommon

€30,248.57

€1,210.00

CLASP

Sligo

€39,762.00

Sligo Northside CDP

Sligo

€35,638.67

Clonmel Travellers CDP

Tipperary

€4,888.00

Knockanrawley Resource Centre Ltd.

Tipperary

€62,500.00

€182,043.75

The Suir Comm. Dev. Project Ltd.

Tipperary

€36,345.41

€105,834.75

Thurles Action for CDP Ltd

Tipperary

€39,320.20

Tipperary Rural Travellers Project Ltd.

Tipperary

€40,479.22

€117,904.50

Access 2000 - Waterford Women's Centre

Waterford

€41,440.67

€1,520.00

Ballybeg Community Devt Project Ltd

Waterford

€45,047.80

€9,059.51

Dungarvan Community Dev. Project Ltd.

Waterford

€44,445.08

Independant Mothers Project (IMP)

Waterford

€44,134.35

Larchville & Lisduggan CDP Ltd

Waterford

€38,854.33

Men's Development Project

Waterford

€126,619.89

Waterford Traveller C.D.P. Ltd.

Waterford

€36,345.33

Harmony CDP

Westmeath

€39,988.67

Women's Community Project Mullingar

Westmeath

€40,467.00

Access 2000 (Wexford) Ltd.

Wexford

€40,174.35

€948.43

FAB Community Dev. Project

Wexford

€39,997.63

New Ross C.D.P. Ltd

Wexford

€40,410.00

SW  Wexford Community Devt Group

Wexford

€53,723.00

Templeshannon C.D.P.  Ltd.

Wexford

€26,269.33

Wolfe Tone Women's Group Ltd.

Wexford

€30,926.00

Bray Travellers Devt Network

Wicklow

€37,965.35

Little Bray Family Resource Centre

Wicklow

€41,853.33

St Fergal's Resource Centre

Wicklow

€35,874.00

Wicklow Travellers Group

Wicklow

€35,285.00

Croi Rath Naoi

Wicklow

€27,548.46

Co Wicklow Comm. Partnership – Arklow CDP

Wicklow

€28,680.67

Table 2

Local Development Companies

County

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Avondhu/Blackwater Partnership Limited

Cork

€482,001

€478,656

€438,016

€398,789

€419,374

Ballyfermot Partnership

Dublin

€1,068,868

€939,035

€707,334

€620,583

€619,238

Ballyhoura Development Limited

Limerick

€559,722

€568,305

€488,969

€444,994

€444,994

Ballymun Partnership

Dublin

€1,021,597

€1,029,753

€829,600

€735,121

€721,201

Blanchardstown Area Partnership

Dublin

€1,190,769

€1,243,630

€1,000,818

€895,884

€884,866

Bray Partnership

Wicklow

€1,136,157

€1,197,602

€936,915

€839,483

€818,496

Breffni Integrated Limited

Cavan

€879,528

€911,406

€759,174

€739,937

€741,784

Canal Communities Partnership

Dublin

€1,051,855

€1,147,225

€983,489

€875,327

€853,588

Carlow County Development Partnership

Carlow

€626,644

€658,905

€576,701

€536,279

€536,428

Cill Dara Ar Aghaidh Teoranta

Kildare

€1,207,139

€1,243,267

€1,065,252

€990,256

€1,020,227

Clare Local Development

Clare

€1,051,288

€1,034,791

€919,719

€849,506

€855,341

Clondalkin Partnership (merged with Dodder Valley Partnership in 2013 to form South Dublin County Local Development Company)

Dublin

€1,583,409

€1,357,119

€1,095,395

N/A

N/A

Comhar Chathair Chorcaí Teoranta

Cork

€1,618,065

€1,629,126

€1,299,037

€1,211,692

€1,211,826

Comhar na nOilean Teoranta

Galway

€447,916

€488,848

€586,862

€526,999

€527,272

County Kilkenny LEADER Partnership

Kilkenny

€708,868

€747,766

€649,354

€606,125

€607,813

County Sligo Leader Partnership

Sligo

€853,767

€898,711

€749,361

€672,929

€673,005

County Wicklow Community Partnership

Wicklow

€719,380

€808,810

€620,559

€579,800

€584,686

Dodder Valley Partnership Limited (Merged with Clondalkin)

Dublin

€1,445,290

€1,402,385

€1,087,200

N/A

N/A

Donegal Local Development Company

Donegal

€1,476,534

€1,440,337

€1,410,297

€1,304,956

€966,071

Dublin Inner City Partnership

Dublin

€296,221

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Fingal LEADER Partnership Company

Dublin

€445,213

€457,814

€364,626

€363,686

€363,686

Forum

Galway

€280,258

€306,170

€578,923

€473,972

€227,396

Galway City Partnership

Galway

€1,052,681

€1,112,275

€860,274

€759,516

€746,503

Galway Rural Development Company

Galway

€1,091,124

€1,124,919

€1,047,235

€898,418

€896,437

Inishowen Development Partnership

Donegal

€809,252

€837,743

€708,489

€644,724

€628,610

IRD Duhallow

Cork

€476,499

€487,540

€416,286

€387,147

€387,147

Laois Community and Enterprise Development

Laois

€641,633

€651,078

€602,608

€562,406

€564,064

Table continuing

Local Development Companies

County

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Leitrim Integrated Development Company

Leitrim

€852,836

€802,792

€687,713

€611,836

€603,046

Longford Community Resources Limited

Longford

€787,801

€776,210

€671,779

€592,620

€587,999

Louth Leader Partnership

Louth

€1,744,221

€1,781,607

€1,525,177

€1,371,936

€1,355,623

Mayo North East Leader Partnership

Mayo

€659,467

€681,812

€638,511

€642,765

€662,259

Meath Community Rural and Social Development Partnership

Meath

€534,048

€622,394

€395,515

€366,957

€346,264

Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta Teoranta (went into liquidation in 2011).

Kerry

€1,777,772

€1,091,304

N/A

N/A

N/A

Monaghan Integrated Development

Monaghan

€979,445

€823,243

€680,295

€657,470

€651,864

North & East Kerry Leader Partnership

Kerry

€1,460,507

€1,523,671

€1,390,811

€1,251,178

€1,132,294

North Tipperary Leadership Partnership

Tipperary

€579,810

€628,958

€519,453

€496,941

€518,561

Northside Partnership

Dublin

€1,427,604

€1,434,534

€1,175,623

€1,094,444

€1,119,336

Offaly Integrated Local Development Company Limited

Offaly

€995,923

€1,015,339

€785,215

€738,314

€738,314

PAUL (Limerick) Partnership

Limerick

€1,863,758

€1,807,130

€1,628,895

€1,460,432

€1,424,307

Rathmines Pembroke Community Partnership

Dublin

€668,603

€885,203

€709,009

€689,026

€676,921

Roscommon Integrated Development Company Limited

Rosommon

€876,482

€831,463

€703,744

€650,882

€629,842

South and East Cork Area Development Limited

Cork

€521,392

€560,320

€492,884

€463,152

€463,152

South Dublin County Local Development Company

Dublin

N/A

N/A

N/A

€2,043,384

€2,044,785

South Kerry Development Partnership

Kerry

€829,077

€737,097

€670,270

€594,143

€570,945

South Tipperary Development Company

Tipperary

€750,810

€352,263

€616,739

€590,119

€603,889

South West Mayo Development Company

Mayo

€379,960

€413,896

€423,758

€478,882

€418,276

Southside Partnership

Dublin

€1,417,502

€1,391,948

€1,233,498

€1,071,151

€1,074,127

Tolka Area Partnership

Dublin

€1,269,146

€1,297,836

€1,121,410

€1,060,778

€1,037,545

Waterford Area Partnership

Waterford

€1,176,779

€1,136,954

€882,317

€773,041

€766,098

Waterford Leader Partnership

Waterford

€471,699

€393,891

€402,525

€357,835

€365,171

West Cork Development Partnership

Cork

€454,811

€479,193

€538,510

€505,058

€453,322

West Limerick Resources Limited

Limerick

€765,663

€808,871

€670,141

€611,469

€601,766

Westmeath Community Development Limited

Westmeath

€1,102,986

€1,029,520

€884,604

€806,529

€806,542

Wexford Local Development

Wexford

€2,304,953

€2,290,731

€1,986,442

€1,725,970

€1,791,314

Gaeltacht Area

7 Gaeltacht Counties

Included in Appendix 1

Included in LDC Allocation

Included in LDC Allocation

Included in LDC Allocation

€1,180,780

Dublin Inner City Networks & Other 3rd party groups

Dublin

€1,062,748

€1,024,950

€790,121

€787,930

€785,846

Dublin Inner City CDPs (no Local development company in that area)

Dublin

Included in Appendix 1

€788,292

€700,046

€651,044

€651,044

Question No. 491 answered with Question No. 488.

Local and Community Development Programme Planning

Questions (492)

Barry Cowen

Question:

492. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for existing local development companies that are unsuccessful in their bids under the new social inclusion and community activation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6721/15]

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Written answers

My Department's Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP) superseded the Local Development Social Inclusion and the Community Development Programmes in 2010. LCDP is the largest social inclusion intervention of its kind in the State. The current Programme officially ended at the end of 2013 having operated for four years with funding of €281 million over that period. It is being implemented on a transitional basis until March 2015, pending the roll out of the new Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) in April 2015.

In accordance with the Public Spending Code, legal advice, good practice internationally and in order to ensure the optimum delivery of services to clients, SICAP is subject to a public procurement process, which is currently underway. The closing date for receipt of tenders under stage two was noon on 19 December 2014. The tenders received are currently being evaluated and tenderers will be informed of the outcome later this month. Contracts for SICAP will be determined following the outcome of the procurement process.

I am satisfied that the procurement process underway is in line with best practice and that the procurement documentation on e-Tenders contains all the relevant information on the process. While business continuity remains a key concern for all stakeholders it is not possible to predict what impact, if any, the outcome of the competitive process for the new Programme will have with regard to the network of Local Development Companies (LDCs), which are independent limited companies.

As soon as the outcome of the competitive process is known, my Department will be reviewing the matter. However, it should be noted that my Department has no role in the internal operations of LDCs and, therefore, does not have a role in relation to staff or employment matters, which are for the Board of each company, as the employer, to manage. Each funding Department is responsible for its own funding and contractual arrangements with the LDCs.

In the meantime, all groups who received LCDP funding in 2014 are being funded through LCDP interim arrangements until 31 March next, pending the outcome of the competitive process.

Local and Community Development Programme

Questions (493)

Barry Cowen

Question:

493. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department received correspondence from the European Commission or European Court of Justice on the European Union directive on procurement regarding the roll-out of the social inclusion activation and community activation programme; if concerns were raised about compliance with the directive under the previous local community development programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6722/15]

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Written answers

My Department's Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP) is the largest social inclusion intervention of its kind in the State. The current Programme is being implemented on a transitional basis until March 2015, pending the roll out of the new Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) in April 2015. All groups who received LCDP funding in 2014 are being funded through LCDP interim arrangements until 31 March 2015, pending the outcome of the SICAP competitive process.

In accordance with the Public Spending Code, legal advice, good practice internationally and in order to ensure the optimum delivery of services to clients, SICAP is subject to a public procurement process, which is currently underway.  Stage one (Expression of Interest) has been completed. Stage two (Invitation to Tender), commenced on 20 October 2014 and involved the successful applicants from stage one being invited to apply to one or more Local Community Development Committees, in local authority areas, to deliver the programme. The closing date for receipt of tenders under stage two was noon on 19 December 2014. The tenders received are currently being evaluated and it is intended that tenderers will be informed of the outcome later this month.

My Department is obliged to adhere to the rules under Directive 2004/18/EC. Directive 2014/24/EU on public procurement comes into effect on 18 April 2016. I am satisfied that the process underway takes account of all recent developments in procurement law. My Department has not received correspondence from the EU Commission or European Court of Justice in relation to the EU Directive on Procurement in relation to the roll out of the SICAP. No concerns were raised in relation to the outgoing programme, the LCDP and compliance with the Directive.

Fire Service Staff

Questions (494)

Seán Kenny

Question:

494. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide funding for a new recruitment drive for Dublin Fire Brigade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6725/15]

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Written answers

Fire services are provided by local authorities in accordance with the provisions of the Fire Services Acts 1981 and 2003. Under section 10 of the 1981 Act, a fire authority is required to make provision for the delivery of fire services in its functional area, including the assessment of fire cover needs and the provision of premises.

In relation to the staffing requirements in each local authority, it is the responsibility of each Chief Executive, under the Local Government Act 2001, to employ such staff and to make such staffing, funding, recruitment and organisational arrangements as may be deemed necessary for the purposes of carrying out the functions of the local authorities.

My Department operates a delegated sanction from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for implementation of the moratorium on recruitment in relation to local authorities. The Department examines all staffing sanction requests on a case by case basis having due regard to the continued delivery of key services in the context of staffing and budgetary constraints. In considering sanction requests, public safety, maintaining key front line services and economic considerations are given precedence.

Fire-fighter numbers in Ireland have been maintained at a constant level since the introduction of the moratorium in 2009. There are no outstanding staffing sanctions requests in relation to Dublin City Council's fire service.

Motor Tax Collection

Questions (495)

Barry Cowen

Question:

495. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, on a county basis, the amount of motor tax collected in each local authority and paid into the local government fund to date. [6744/15]

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Written answers

All receipts from motor tax are transferred to the Local Government Fund. Gross receipts from motor tax for each licensing authority for the period from 2010 to 2014 are as follows:

Carlow

Year

Gross motor tax receipts (€)

2010

14,598,550

2011

14,422,438

2012

14,873,328

2013

16,258,206

2014

16,686,474

Cavan

Year

Gross motor tax receipts (€)

2010

15,921,215

2011

15,821,570

2012

16,281,688

2013

18,015,917

2014

18,871,456

Clare

Year

Gross motor tax receipts (€)

2010

28,030,719

2011

27,133,874

2012

28,515,348

2013

30,557,718

2014

30,764,199

Cork

Year

Gross motor tax receipts (€)

2010

123,843,342

2011

121,792,864

2012

129,206,502

2013

137,147,352

2014

138,231,267

Donegal

Year

Gross motor tax receipts (€)

2010

34,028,672

2011

34,309,548

2012

35,005,868

2013

37,668,079

2014

37,569,748

Dublin City

Year

Gross motor tax receipts (€)

2010

258,500,430

2011

254,142,718

2012

266,735,071

2013

284,784,205

2014

288,530,394

Galway

Year

Gross motor tax receipts (€)

2010

55,758,457

2011

54,819,004

2012

57,228,969

2013

62,698,165

2014

64,009,463

Kerry

Year

Gross motor tax receipts (€)

2010

34,411,084

2011

33,757,629

2012

35,496,761

2013

38,569,186

2014

39,902,700

Kildare

Year

Gross motor tax receipts (€)

2010

48,311,554

2011

47,801,712

2012

50,120,005

2013

54,216,747

2014

55,539,143

Kilkenny

Year

Gross motor tax receipts (€)

2010

22,413,108

2011

22,144,159

2012

23,192,167

2013

24,722,408

2014

25,228,631

Laois

Year

Gross motor tax receipts (€)

2010

16,651,455

2011

16,450,393

2012

16,998,593

2013

18,653,685

2014

19,396,318

Leitrim

Year

Gross motor tax receipts (€)

2010

7,283,486

2011

7,216,679

2012

7,357,834

2013

8,087,637

2014

8,323,882

Limerick City

Year

Gross motor tax receipts (€)

2010

10,919,674

2011

10,595,954

2012

10,575,808

2013

11,245,894

Limerick City and County

Year

Gross motor tax receipts (€)

2014

49,465,429

Limerick County

Year

Gross motor tax receipts (€)

2010

33,014,163

2011

32,824,920

2012

34,853,870

2013

37,423,414

Longford

Year

Gross motor tax receipts (€)

2010

8,476,806

2011

8,532,272

2012

8,908,545

2013

9,896,912

2014

10,394,901

Louth

Year

Gross motor tax receipts (€)

2010

23,504,183

2011

23,312,075

2012

24,087,574

2013

26,502,371

2014

27,827,768

Mayo

Year

Gross motor tax receipts (€)

2010

29,673,957

2011

29,659,214

2012

30,626,109

2013

33,371,074

2014

34,570,463

Meath

Year

Gross motor tax receipts (€)

2010

42,679,208

2011

42,053,829

2012

43,499,660

2013

47,073,964

2014

49,044,366

Monaghan

Year

Gross motor tax receipts (€)

2010

14,650,142

2011

14,766,999

2012

15,049,525

2013

16,678,826

2014

17,309,367

Offaly

Year

Gross motor tax receipts (€)

2010

16,461,130

2011

16,170,729

2012

16,916,968

2013

18,333,301

2014

18,886,228

Roscommon

Year

Gross motor tax receipts (€)

2010

14,891,977

2011

14,666,861

2012

15,172,202

2013

16,781,591

2014

17,655,924

Sligo

Year

Gross motor tax receipts (€)

2010

14,789,789

2011

14,630,045

2012

15,011,690

2013

16,114,221

2014

16,420,433

Tipperary North

Year

Gross motor tax receipts (€)

2010

18,470,893

2011

17,973,899

2012

18,595,704

2013

20,318,410

Tipperary South

Year

Gross motor tax receipts (€)

2010

21,286,613

2011

20,921,696

2012

21,461,331

2013

23,070,833

Tipperary

Year

Gross motor tax receipts (€)

2014

44,690,177

Waterford City

Year

Gross motor tax receipts (€)

2010

9,813,623

2011

9,585,344

2012

10,100,221

2013

10,762,425

Waterford City and County

Year

Gross motor tax receipts (€)

2014

29,163,702

Waterford County

Year

Gross motor tax receipts (€)

2010

16,319,876

2011

15,838,792

2012

16,610,087

2013

17,782,712

Westmeath

Year

Gross motor tax receipts (€)

2010

19,913,815

2011

19,613,081

2012

20,314,599

2013

21,879,408

2014

22,318,802

Wexford

Year

Gross motor tax receipts (€)

2010

35,844,712

2011

36,183,432

2012

37,380,845

2013

41,440,563

2014

41,787,758

Wicklow

Year

Gross motor tax receipts (€)

2010

33,361,302

2011

33,302,858

2012

34,524,878

2013

37,035,977

2014

37,742,938

Local Authority Funding

Questions (496)

Barry Cowen

Question:

496. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the criteria that are used to decide the level of contribution from the Equalisation Fund that each local authority receives in a given year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6745/15]

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Written answers

Local Property Tax was introduced to provide an alternative, stable and sustainable funding base for the local authority sector, providing greater levels of connection between local revenue raising and associated expenditure decisions. Given that local authorities vary significantly from one another in terms of size, population, public service demands, infrastructure and income sources, the Government has decided that no local authority will receive less income from LPT in 2015 than they received for General Purpose Grants (GPGs) from the Local Government Fund in 2014.

In accordance with the decisions taken by Government, my Department has advised local authorities of their provisional Local Property Tax allocations from the Local Government Fund for 2015. 80% of LPT will be retained locally to fund vital public services in 2015. The remaining 20% will be re-distributed to provide top-up funding to certain local authorities that have lower property tax bases due to the variance in property values across the State and to ensure that their 2015 funding levels are at least equalised at 2014 General Purpose Grant levels. Matters relating to equalisation levels and methods for future years will be reviewed as necessary and appropriate.

Electromagnetic Fields Studies

Questions (497)

Pat Deering

Question:

497. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the name of the person that has been appointed to his Department's Electromagnetic Field Commission; the name of the independent overseer; the planned publication date for the report; the process of public participation planned for the Commission; and if the independent overseer is satisfied that there are no potential conflicts of interest in the appointments to the Commission. [6782/15]

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Written answers

My Department has commissioned a study to review and report on international developments on the potential health effects of electro-magnetic fields emanating from transmission grid infrastructures. The study is examining international developments in non-ionising radiation (NIR) and electromagnetic fields (EMF) research, since publication in 2007 of a report, entitled Health Effects of Electromagnetic Fields. The study will also examine how the issue of NIR/EMF is dealt with in other jurisdictions.

Representatives from a number of Departments, together with national and international experts, are currently overseeing the study which is being undertaken by RIVM, the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, and is expected to be completed before Easter. Any proposals or recommendations arising from the study will be submitted to me in due course and I intend to bring these to Government for consideration.

Following Government consideration and subsequent publication of the study, I anticipate that a Steering Committee, convened and chaired by my Department, will be established to make specific proposals relating to the future management of these matters, including, inter alia,any consequent legislative amendments and provision of appropriate technical expertise and associated resources. At that stage, interested parties will be provided with an opportunity to make submissions for consideration to the Steering Committee to help inform future policy making in this area.

Matters relating to the composition, terms of reference, and mandate of the Steering Committee are yet to be finalised.

Homelessness Strategy

Questions (498)

Terence Flanagan

Question:

498. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6792/15]

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Written answers

My Department’s role in relation to homelessness involves the provision of a national framework of policy, legislation and funding to underpin the role of housing authorities in addressing homelessness at local level. The Government’s Homelessness Policy Statement, which was published in February 2013, emphasises a housing-led approach which is about accessing permanent housing as the primary response to all forms of homelessness. While it is clear that a proportion of funding must be used to provide sufficient bed capacity to accommodate those in need of emergency accommodation, it is equally important that resources are channelled to deliver more permanent responses in a more focused and strategic way.

Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of accommodation and related services for homeless persons rests with individual housing authorities and the purposes for which housing authorities may incur expenditure in addressing homelessness are prescribed in Section 10 of the Housing Act 1988. Under Section 10 funding arrangements, responsibility for rigorous assessment, appraisal and decision-making in relation to particular services rests with the statutory Homelessness Management Group of the respective region. My Department has no function in regard to decisions on operational matters.

Register of Electors

Questions (499)

Paul Murphy

Question:

499. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to extensively advertise the supplement to the register of electors, prior to the upcoming referenda on presidential age and marriage equality; his views on the extension of the deadlines to facilitate prospective voters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6802/15]

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Written answers

The latest dates for application to registration authorities for entry in the supplement to the electoral register are advertised by my Department in the main national newspapers as well as on my Department’s website prior to referendums.  These advertisements are normally placed after the polling day order is made.

Application for entry in the supplement must be received by the registration authority at least 15 days (not including Sundays, Good Friday or Public Holidays) before polling day at a referendum in order to be considered for that referendum.

Electors who are eligible for, but not already included in, the postal or special voters list, may apply for entry into the supplement to these lists.  Such applications must be received by the registration authority at least 22 days (not including Sundays, Good Friday or Public Holidays) before polling day in order to be considered for that referendum.

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