Written Answers Nos. 495-514
495. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent on social media by his Department in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the projected spend in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53998/18]
View answer496. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent on marketing and media by his Department in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the projected spend in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54015/18]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 495 and 496 together.
Information on all external expenditure is published on my Department's website and can be found at the following link:
http://www.dttas.ie/corporate/english/expenditure-external-services.
The information is published on a six monthly basis. The second part of 2018 (July to December) will be published early in 2019.
Just to note my Department has no expenditure on social media including Facebook and Twitter. It is currently not the Department's intention to have any social media expenditure in 2019.
497. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of persons under 18 years of age who took part in the school completion programme by county in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54021/18]
View answerI am very conscious that the School Completion Programme (SCP) delivers a valuable service for some of our most vulnerable young people. The Programme is a core and continuing component of provision under the Educational Welfare Services (EWS).
Tusla EWS have advised that approximately 38,000 children and young people per annum have come into contact with the programme annually, since SCP's operational responsibility was transferred to the Agency in 2014.
Please find the number of primary and secondary schools students who have participated in the SCP in each programme year since 2014 (as received from Tusla EWS) set out below.
|
Year |
No. of Primary and Post-Primary School Participants in SCP |
|
2014 |
38,000 |
|
2015 |
38,000 |
|
2016 |
38,000 |
|
2017 |
38,000 |
|
2018* |
24,899 (targeted provision) 69,775** (universal provision) |
*Tusla changed method of recording participant engagement
**Includes once off events.
498. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 613 of 4 December 2018, the basis of her assertion that all members of the board of Oberstown detention centre had an opportunity to read the operational review of the centre before the decision was taken in 2017 to not publish the report; and if she is satisfied that all members of the board did in fact read the report before that decision was taken. [53486/18]
View answerI refer the Deputy to my response to Dáil Question number 601 (Proof Number 614) of 17 December 2018.
499. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated full year cost of recruiting an extra 80 additional residential social care workers for Oberstown detention centre. [53548/18]
View answerI am informed by Oberstown Children Detention Campus that the cost of recruiting an extra 80 Residential Social Care Workers on the first point of scale is €3,076,529.78 per annum including allowances and employer's PRSI.
500. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount spent by her Department on public advertising and the purchase of external communications and publicity in 2018 by advertising campaign, including specific amounts on social media campaigns (details supplied) or other digital platforms; the amount spent on public relations or other communications support in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53570/18]
View answerDetails of the costs incurred by my Department in relation to public advertising and communications support over the course of 2018 are set out in the tables below.
The overall objective is to keep costs of this nature to a minimum and these services are only used when deemed necessary in the course of Departmental activity.
Advertising (including social media)
|
Campaign |
Cost |
|
Public notice in Iris Oifigúil of the 1 year extension given by the Government to the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes |
€75 |
|
Advertisement in Irish Association of Social Workers seeking job applications |
€200.00 |
|
Media campaign seeking expressions of interest to participate in a Collaborative Forum of former residents of Mother and Baby Homes and those with comparable experience in a County Home |
€122,885 |
|
Affordable Childcare Scheme - Poster and Leaflet distribution to GPs and Hospitals Nationwide |
€10,332 |
|
LGBTI+ Strategy - Advertisement of LGBTI+ Launch in Gay Community News’ Pride magazine edition |
€1,045 |
|
Affordable Childcare Scheme - Full Page Advertisement in Pregnancy Diary |
€3,382 |
|
LGBTI+ Strategy - Facebook promotion of the Launch of LGBTI+ Strategy |
€16 |
|
Affordable Childcare Scheme - Full Page Advertisement in Ultimate Maternity Guide |
€8,549 |
|
LGBTI+ Strategy - Facebook promotion of Video for LGBTI+ Strategy |
€12 |
Communications Support 2018
|
Campaign |
Cost |
|
Early Years Communications Strategy – production of an Early Years Newsletter |
€2,595 |
|
Affordable Childcare Scheme - Animated Video design |
€3,838 |
|
Early Years Communications Strategy - Open Policy debate support |
€1,196 |
|
LGBTI+ Strategy - Production of video |
€3,106 |
|
Early Years Communications Strategy - Open Policy Debate Support |
€1,146 |
|
Affordable Childcare Scheme - branding, logo and design |
€8,155 |
|
Early Years Communications Strategy - Design of printed materials |
€590 |
|
Early Years Communications Strategy - Event Support |
€284 |
|
Early Years Communications Strategy - Design of printed materials |
€738 |
|
Early Years Communications Strategy - e-bulletin design and support |
€1,771 |
|
Early Years Communications Strategy - Design of Printed materials |
€566 |
|
Early Years Communications Strategy - e-bulletin support |
€1,045 |
|
First 5 Strategy - Launch Video |
€12,115 |
|
Early Years Communications Strategy - Website Design, launch and support |
€10,430 |
|
Affordable Childcare Scheme - Website Design, launch and support |
€7,626 |
The Deputy might note that my Department did not incur any costs in regard to public relations advice.
501. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the protocol in place to aid a child diagnosed with developmental verbal dyspraxia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53713/18]
View answerThe matter raised by the Deputy is primarily a policy matter for the Department of Health. I would recommend that the Deputy contact my colleague, the Minister for Health, for a substantive reply on this matter.
502. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the areas the resources are coming from to fund the pilot scheme that is bringing speech and language therapists and occupational therapists into schools and preschools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53714/18]
View answerThe Programme for a Partnership Government 2016 committed that a new in-school speech and language therapy service would be established to support young children as part of a more integrated support system. The demonstration project is developing and evaluating a model for the delivery of in-school and early years therapy support (both speech and language therapy and also occupational therapy), in a defined regional area (HSE CHO 7), across 75 schools and 75 early learning and care settings in conjunction with the Health Service Executive. The support provided by the project supplements and does not replace existing and/or planned additional or new HSE therapy services. Any existing HSE provision which is provided in pilot schools, or to pupils who attend the pilot schools, remains in place and is not being withdrawn during the project.
Budget 2018 provided an additional €2 million to the Department of Education/National Council for Special Education in 2018 to introduce a demonstration project for an in-school speech and language therapy service which is taking place over the course of the 2018/2019 school year. DES/NCSE funding for 2019 will be agreed as part of the 2019 estimates process.
The pilot also seeks to focus on early intervention in order to support the greater inclusion of children with special educational needs in early education settings. Additional funding of €250,000 was allocated to the project by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) in 2018 through the Dormant Accounts Fund. This funding is to allow the pilot to include early learning and care settings. Funding of up to €500,000 will be provided by DCYA in 2019 again from the Dormant Accounts Fund.
503. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the general situation when her Department is commissioning work from various groups to provide a service and is asked as part of the pricing structure to add on 25% to the staffing costs of a proposed project to cover overheads; the overheads that should be included; if it includes accommodation, utilities, rent, information technology facilities and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53717/18]
View answerMy Department administers a range of funding schemes and programmes to support the provision of youth services to young people throughout the country. In 2018, youth funding of €58.9m was provided to my Department.
These youth funding schemes include the Youth Service Grant Scheme under which funding is made available on an annual basis to 30 national and major regional youth organisations. Targeted supports for disadvantaged, marginalised and at risk young people are provided through the Special Projects for Youth Scheme, the Young Peoples Facilities and Services Fund, Rounds 1 and 2 and the Local Drugs Task Force Projects Scheme. In addition, my Department provides funding to 20 Youth Information Centres.
Since 2016, a further 23 new and augmented youth services and projects which target disadvantaged young people and which respond to an identified need have been approved for establishment throughout the country. These additional youth projects are a key element of the substantial reform process of youth funding which is currently underway.
Youth projects and services in receipt of youth funding from my Department are required to complete an annual application form which is submitted to my Department via the relevant Education and Training Board. The national youth organisations submit application forms directly to my Department.
The application process requires projects and services to provide detailed information on the expenditure and administration of the proposed funding budget which is being applied for and details are sought of the direct and indirect costs associated with a project or service. Direct costs include information on staff costs and programme costs. Indirect costs include information on management fees, advertising, rent, rates, light, heat, building maintenance costs, IT, legal, audit and other administration costs.
The application form does not stipulate any specific apportionment rules in relation to overheads or other costs.
504. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of times she has met the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government in each quarter since her appointment as Minister in order to discuss the issue of child homelessness. [53975/18]
View answerThe government is determined to end the homelessness crisis. I take part in all cabinet discussions on homelessness and actively contribute across all policy responsibilities with my lens as the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs.
I have had 8 bi-lateral discussions with the Ministers with responsibility for Housing, Planning and Local Government since my appointment as Minister to discuss child and family homelessness and the overall housing policy relating to legislative proposals and policy developments in this area. In addition, my advisers and the Department officials have engaged regularly with their counterparts from the Department of Housing on these matters. These interactions continue on an on-going basis.
My focus in this area has been twofold; firstly, to ensure that all the additional supports children living in temporary accommodation need are in place, and secondly, to work with my Government colleagues to progress measures that prevent families becoming homeless.
I am delighted to have led the establishment of the free childcare scheme for children living in emergency accommodation. It is a key priority for me to ensure that all children are accessing high-quality early childhood education and care during this formative time in their lives in order to avoid any long-term disadvantage on learning and education.
Children in emergency accommodation are also prioritised in the school completion programme. This provides them with access to homework clubs, breakfast clubs, out of school activities such as sport, music and art, learning supports and therapeutic interventions.
To combat educational disadvantage further, families in homelessness with school age children have free public transport to school.
Beyond my own Ministerial brief, I have contributed to Government policy on prevention of homelessness that is recognised as a key response to the on-going crisis.
I have progressed a number of initiatives through my engagements with Minister Murphy which will help families to stay in their current homes in the private rented sector, including greater clarity as to what constitutes a Substantial Renovation, and further, the establishment of the forthcoming deposit protections scheme and providing greater powers to Residential Tenancies Board. Legislation on this effect is currently being drafted.
I have also pursued other measures, in areas such as better regulation of the private rented sector, bringing vacant properties into social housing use and providing better protections to families in risk of homelessness through earlier access to Homeless HAP supports. All of this work involves in-depth policy scrutiny and my advisers are engaging with advisers and officials from the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government on these matters.
Furthermore, I am committed to ensuring that we are building more social and affordable housing going forward. This is the key element to reducing homelessness in the medium to long term. I have welcomed the establishment of the Land Development Agency which will ensure a more strategic State leadership in development of land going forward, which will contribute to a more stable and socially sustainable housing sector in Ireland. I am engaging with Minister Murphy in ensuring the new Agency will deliver on housing affordability that will benefit all.
505. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount spent on social media by her Department in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the projected spend in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53984/18]
View answer506. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount spent on marketing and media by her Department in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the projected spend in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54001/18]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 505 and 506 together.
The detailed information is currently being collated by my Department and will be forwarded directly to the Deputy in the near future.
507. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding provided to centres (details supplied) in 2018 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54026/18]
View answerTusla, the Child and Family Agency, has statutory responsibility for care and protection for victims of domestic, sexual or gender-based violence, whether in the context of the family or otherwise. Accordingly, Tusla has provided funding to rape crisis centres since its creation in 2014.
I have requested that Tusla respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.
508. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the12 LEADER food initiative projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53600/18]
View answerThe LEADER Food Initiative will provide up to €15 million to support the further development of food and drink businesses throughout rural Ireland. The initiative includes funding for the renovation and extension of production facilities, and the purchase of processing equipment. The initiative will also support participants in the artisan food and beverage sector in areas such as market development, competitiveness, and innovation.
The maximum amount of funding available is €200,000 per project and funding will be provided for both capital investment and softer supports related to analysis and development or training. This includes support for collaborative proposals where food businesses jointly address common processing and marketing challenges.
The initiative, which was launched in May this year, is managed by my Department with funding from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The initiative is being delivered using the LEADER methodology. The LEADER Local Action Groups engage with potential applicants, evaluate applications and select projects which are then submitted for approval. The projects are jointly approved by my Department and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
A total of 15 projects have now been approved under the LEADER Food Initiative for funding of €682,300. This funding will be drawn down as the projects are fully implemented. 12 of these projects were approved on 12th December, and I understand that they will now be at the contracting stage with their LEADER Local Action Group.
509. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount spent by his Department on public advertising and the purchase of external communications and publicity in 2018 by advertising campaign including specific amounts on social media campaigns (details supplied) or other digital platforms; the amount spent on public relations or other communications support in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53582/18]
View answerTo date in 2018, payments of €7,491.86 have been made by my Department in relation to public advertising and awareness matters.
In 2018, expenditure was incurred in relation to communications for the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund and Project Ireland 2040. A notice relating to the Fund was placed in the national press at the cost of €6,407.38 while further costs of €6,297.92 were incurred in relation to ‘Project Ireland 2040’ on video production services.
A public notice was also placed online and in an Irish language publication, at a cost of €1,084.48, to commence consultations on the drafting of the Department's Irish Language Scheme.
Other expenditure that potentially relates to public relations or communications support during 2018 includes €6,040 spent by my Department on photography services.
My Department has not used the services of any public relations companies or agencies since its establishment in July 2017, nor has it incurred any expenditure in relation to social media campaigns.
The following table summarises payments made by my Department to date in 2018.
|
Public advertising |
Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (Call for Proposals) - €6,407.38 Consultation on the Department’s Irish Language Scheme - €1,084.48 |
|
Purchase of external communications and publicity |
Nil |
|
Social media campaigns |
Nil |
|
Public relations or communications support |
Photography Services – €6,040 Project Ireland 2040 (Video Production Services) - €6,297.92 |
510. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason nine actions (details supplied) under the Action Plan for Rural Development were not delivered by the timeline committed to in the first half of 2018; the revised timeline by quarter and year for delivery of each such action in tabular form; if no revised timeline has been set to date, the reason therefore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53921/18]
View answerThe Action Plan for Rural Development contains over 270 actions for delivery across Government Departments, State agencies and other bodies to support the economic and social progress of rural Ireland. Responsibility for each individual action rests with a specific Department or body identified in the Action Plan.
Progress Reports on the implementation of the Action Plan are published twice a year on my Department's website, www.drcd.gov.ie. The most recent, Third Progress Report, which was published in November, outlines the progress which has taken place in relation to all actions due for delivery in the first half of 2018, or which are being implemented on an ongoing basis over the course of the three year Action Plan.
Of the 275 actions reported on, 266 have been completed or are substantially advanced. The report indicates that nine actions due for delivery were not completed on schedule.
An update on all actions, including the nine delayed actions, is provided in the latest Progress Report. It would be a matter for the Department responsible for specific actions to provide the Deputy with the latest update on these actions and revised timelines for delivery.
The situation in relation to the two delayed actions which fall under my Department’s remit is provided below.
|
Action |
Current position |
|
Action 97: Conduct a review of the REDZ initiative to measure its impact on rural communities, and to support the development of future calls for projects under the scheme. |
A pilot Rural Economic Development Zone (REDZ) initiative was run in 2015 and in 2016. REDZ was not run as a stand-alone scheme in 2017 or 2018. However, the REDZ concept was incorporated into the 2017 and 2018 Town and Village Renewal Scheme. While a formal review of the REDZ programme as a whole has not yet been undertaken, my Department intends to conduct the review in 2019. |
|
Action 176: Agree and implement a scheme to indemnify private land owners with regard to recreational users of their lands. |
My Department has been advised that the introduction of an indemnity scheme requires to be underpinned by primary legislation. I have asked my officials to review all of the advice received and to prioritise the development of both the legislation and the pilot scheme early in 2019. |
511. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the 2019 allocation broken down by current and capital funding for his Department and each body under the remit of his Department; and the corresponding 2018 allocation for each such body and department. [53922/18]
View answerThe funding allocations made available to the Department are published each year by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in the Revised Estimates Volume.
The Revised Estimates Volume 2018 is available at:
http://www.per.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/REV-2018-compressed.pdf.
The 2019 Revised Estimates Volume will be published shortly.
I have set out, however, for ease of reference, the provisional 2019 Revised Estimates Volume and the corresponding 2018 Revised Estimates allocations in the following tables. The provisional 2019 allocation sees a 27% increase in gross allocation in respect of my Department. The Deputy may wish to confirm the 2019 provisional figures against published figures, in due course.
|
2019 REVISED ESTIMATES (€000s) DRCD (Provisional) |
Current |
Capital |
Total |
|
V42 - RURAL & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (NET) |
140,182 |
123,500 |
263,682 |
|
V42 - RURAL & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (GROSS) |
153,202 |
141,000 |
294,202 |
|
A - RURAL DEVELOPMENT & REGIONAL AFFAIRS |
15,488 |
125,882 |
141,370 |
|
A.1 - ADMINISTRATION - PAY |
4,711 |
- |
4,711 |
|
A.2 - ADMINISTRATION - NON PAY |
1,748 |
182 |
1,930 |
|
A.3 - WESTERN DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION |
2,028 |
- |
2,028 |
|
A.4 - NATIONAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES |
5,300 |
15,000 |
20,300 |
|
A.5 - LEADER - RURAL ECONOMY SUB PROGRAMME |
- |
30,000 |
30,000 |
|
A.6 - TIDY TOWNS COMPETITION |
1 |
- |
1 |
|
A.7 - TOWN AND VILLAGE REGENERATION |
- |
15,000 |
15,000 |
|
A.8 - REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
1,700 |
700 |
2,400 |
|
A.9 - LOCAL IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES |
- |
10,000 |
10,000 |
|
A.10 - RURAL REGENERATION & DEVELOPMENT FUND |
- |
55,000 |
55,000 |
|
B - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT |
133,108 |
15,118 |
148,226 |
|
B.1 - ADMINISTRATION - PAY |
3,670 |
- |
3,670 |
|
B.2 - ADMINISTRATION - NON PAY |
1,351 |
151 |
1,502 |
|
B.3 - SUPPORTS FOR COMMUNITY & VOLUNTARY SECTOR |
2,587 |
- |
12,587 |
|
B.4 - SICAP, LOCAL/REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORTS |
43,230 |
- |
43,230 |
|
B.5 - LOCAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEES |
1,905 |
- |
1,905 |
|
B.6 - SUPPORTS FOR DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES |
5,233 |
1,767 |
7,000 |
|
B.7 - DORMANT ACCOUNTS MEASURES |
10,070 |
2,500 |
12,570 |
|
B.8 - PROGRAMME FOR PEACE AND RECONCILIATION |
4,317 |
650 |
4,967 |
|
B.9 - IRISH WATER SAFETY |
1,118 |
- |
1,118 |
|
B.10 - LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT AND ARCHIVE SERVICE |
1,102 |
6,050 |
7,152 |
|
B.11 - COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMME |
- |
4,000 |
4,000 |
|
B.12 - COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMME |
46,190 |
- |
46,190 |
|
B.13 - SOCIAL INCLUSION UNITS |
550 |
- |
550 |
|
B.14 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION NETWORKS |
1,750 |
- |
1,750 |
|
B.15 - OTHER SERVICES |
35 |
- |
35 |
|
C - CHARITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY |
4,606 |
- |
4,606 |
|
C.1 - ADMINISTRATION - PAY |
76 |
- |
76 |
|
C.2 - ADMINISTRATION - NON PAY |
30 |
- |
30 |
|
C.3 - CHARITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY |
4,490 |
- |
4,490 |
|
C.4 - CHARITIES APPEALS TRIBUNAL |
10 |
- |
10 |
|
V42- APPROPRIATIONS IN AID |
13,020 |
17,500 |
30,520 |
|
2018 REVISED ESTIMATES (€000s) DRCD |
Current |
Capital |
Total |
|
V42 - RURAL & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (NET) |
135,599 |
72,702 |
208,301 |
|
V42 - RURAL & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (GROSS) |
144,024 |
87,508 |
231,532 |
|
A - RURAL DEVELOPMENT & REGIONAL AFFAIRS |
15,229 |
78,155 |
93,384 |
|
A.1 - ADMINISTRATION - PAY |
4,644 |
4,644 |
|
|
A.2 - ADMINISTRATION - NON PAY |
1,748 |
166 |
1,914 |
|
A.3 - DORMANT ACCOUNT MEASURES |
2,320 |
2,006 |
4,326 |
|
A.4 - WESTERN DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION |
1,516 |
1,516 |
|
|
A.5 - NATIONAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES |
3,600 |
15,383 |
18,983 |
|
A.6 - LEADER - RURAL ECONOMY SUB PROGRAMME |
35,000 |
35,000 |
|
|
A.7 - TIDY TOWNS COMPETITION |
1 |
1 |
|
|
A.8 - TOWN AND VILLAGE REGENERATION |
15,000 |
15,000 |
|
|
A.9 - RURAL BROADBAND, REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
1,400 |
600 |
2,000 |
|
A.10 - LOCAL IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES |
10,000 |
10,000 |
|
|
B - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT |
124,243 |
9,353 |
133,596 |
|
B.1 - ADMINISTRATION - PAY |
3,618 |
3,618 |
|
|
B.2 - ADMINISTRATION - NON PAY |
1,351 |
136 |
1,487 |
|
B.3 - SUPPORTS FOR COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SECTOR |
12,687 |
12,687 |
|
|
B.4 - SICAP, LOCAL/REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORTS |
43,230 |
43,230 |
|
|
B.5 - LOCAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEES |
1,905 |
1,905 |
|
|
B.6 - RAPID |
2,233 |
3,767 |
6,000 |
|
B.7 - DORMANT ACCOUNTS MEASURES |
5,750 |
5,750 |
|
|
B.8 - PROGRAMME FOR PEACE AND RECONCILIATION |
3,028 |
700 |
3,728 |
|
B.9 - IRISH WATER SAFETY |
1,014 |
1,014 |
|
|
B.10 -LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT AND ARCHIVE SERVICE |
1,102 |
2,750 |
3,852 |
|
B.11 - COMMUNITY FACILITIES FUND |
2,000 |
2,000 |
|
|
B.12 - COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMME |
46,190 |
46,190 |
|
|
B.13 - SOCIAL INCLUSION UNITS |
550 |
550 |
|
|
B.14 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION NETWORKS |
1,550 |
1,550 |
|
|
B.15 - OTHER SERVICES |
35 |
35 |
|
|
C - CHARITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY |
4,552 |
4,552 |
|
|
C.1 - ADMINISTRATION - PAY |
76 |
76 |
|
|
C.2 - ADMINISTRATION - NON PAY |
30 |
30 |
|
|
C.3 - CHARITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY |
4,446 |
4,446 |
|
|
V42 - |
8,425 |
14,806 |
23,231 |
512. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the disadvantaged areas identified that are eligible for funding under the community enhancement programme by local authority; the areas in each local authority that were eligible under RAPID that are not eligible under the community enhancement programme; and the new areas that were not eligible under RAPID that are now eligible under the community enhancement programme in tabular form. [53924/18]
View answer513. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the current and capital funding under the RAPID programme, community facilities scheme and community enhancement programme in each of the years 2016 to 2018; the amount expended in each such year; and the 2019 allocation in tabular form. [53925/18]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 512 and 513 together.
I launched the Community Enhancement Programme (CEP) earlier this year.
The programme replaces and builds on two schemes which operated in 2017, the Communities Facilities Scheme (CFS) and the re-cast RAPID programme. It was put in place following a review of those two schemes, and consideration of a Value-for-Money review of the original RAPID programme that closed to new applications in 2011.
Combining these schemes makes for a more flexible, streamlined and targeted approach to providing funding to those communities most in need, while reducing the level of administration involved.
Under the new programme community groups in any area, regardless of its previous RAPID designation, can apply for funding. I have provided funding to each Local Authority (LA) area, taking into account levels of disadvantage and the overall population in each LA area. The Local Community Development Committee then administers the programme to ensure funding is allocated locally to community groups in areas that need it most, in order to address disadvantage as identified in their Local Economic and Community Plan.
The CEP and its predecessor programmes provide Capital funding only.
Capital Expenditure (for the CEP, CFS, and RAPID)
|
2016 Allocation /Expenditure |
2017 Allocation /Expenditure |
2018 Allocation /Expenditure |
2019 Provisional Allocation |
|
|
CEP * |
€0 |
€0 |
€0m/€13m |
€4m |
|
CFS |
€0 |
€2m/€1.969m |
€2m/€0m |
n/a |
|
RAPID |
€0.032m |
€2.5m/€2.5m |
€2.5m/€0m |
n/a |
* A new CEP was introduced in 2018. It was funded initially by €2.5m from the RAPID subhead and €2m from the CFS subhead. Due to the success of the new CEP and the level of demand in communities, a further €8.5 million in Capital funding was allocated to the initial €4.5m in the second half of the year.
514. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the current and capital funding under the RAPID programme, community facilities scheme and community enhancement programme in each of the years 2016 to 2018 to the Dublin north east inner city; the amount expended in each such year; and the 2019 allocation to the Dublin north east inner city in tabular form. [53926/18]
View answerMy Department provides funding towards initiatives in the Dublin North East Inner City (NEIC) area.
This is being used towards addressing specific community structural issues, including community engagement, social employment and community development, and to support local community and youth projects through complementing existing programmes such as SICAP.
The funding supports the social and economic regeneration of an area which is at the heart of our capital city and underlines the Government’s commitment to ensuring that the recommendations of the Mulvey Report are implemented.
The following table lays out the requested detail for the NEIC.
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2016 Allocation /Expenditure |
2017 Allocation /Expenditure |
2018 Allocation/Expenditure |
2019 Provisional Allocation |
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Current |
€0.250m/€0.250m |
€1.233m/€1.233m |
€2.233m/€2.211m |
€5.233m |
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Capital |
€0.00 |
€1.267m/€1.267m |
€1.267m/€1.267m |
€1.267m |
Separately, my Department provides funding to community groups in the wider Dublin City Council area under the Community Enhancement Programme (and its predecessor programmes).
