Written Answers Nos. 942-950
942. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of all applications submitted by Mayo County Council to her Department for funding during 2019 and 2020; the status of live applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4272/21]
View answerThe table below provides the details of all applications submitted by Mayo County Council, to my Department, for funding during 2019 and 2020. Live applications not yet adjudicated on are going through the assessment process outlined in respect of each programme and decisions will be made public once they are evaluated and decided upon.
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2019 |
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Scheme /Programme |
Number of Applications |
Funding Allocated |
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Rural Regeneration Development Fund Second Call Category 1 |
3 |
€4,602,152 |
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CLÁR |
23 |
€420,010 |
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ORIS |
16 |
€1,000,000 |
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Town and Village Renewal Scheme |
15 |
€838,533 |
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Minor capital projects on the inhabited islands |
1 (Covering 5 projects) |
€295,250 |
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Site Survey Re proposed helipad(Islands) |
1 |
€5,526 |
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Planning and design work re proposed helipad(Islands) |
1 |
€22,500 |
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SICAP |
1 |
€1,269,910 |
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Community Enhancement Programme |
n/a * |
€145,203 |
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Community Enhancement Programme (ring-fenced Men’s and Women’s Sheds). |
n/a * |
€20,942 |
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Lease for Ballina Library |
1 |
€35,000 |
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My Open Library - Ballina |
1 |
€81,250 |
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Dormant Accounts Fund |
3 |
€18,000 |
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Sensory Funding for Facilities & Equipment |
1 |
€20,000 |
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2020 |
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RRDF Second Call Category 2 |
3 |
€524,116 |
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RRDF Third Call Category 1 - applications under evaluation |
1 |
€0 |
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CLÁR 2020 |
10 |
€239,551 |
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ORIS 2020 (ORIS Measure 1, has been announced to date.) |
11 |
€140,000 |
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Town and Village Renewal Scheme |
29 |
€1,241,821 |
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Minor capital projects on the inhabited islands |
1 (Covering 5 projects) |
€292,500 |
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Additional grant to 1 minor capital project on the inhabited islands |
1 |
€7,500.00 |
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Planning and design work re new site for helipad(islands) |
1 |
€107,605 |
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SICAP |
1* |
€1,308,008 |
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COVID-19 Emergency Fund |
n/a *** |
€76,036 |
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Community Enhancement Programme |
n/a ** |
€64,546 |
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Community Enhancement Programme for Community Centres / Facilities |
n/a ** |
€168,258 |
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COVID-19 Emergency Fund (Tranche 2) |
n/a *** |
€54,878 |
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Lease for Ballina Library |
1 |
€35,000 |
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Small Scale Capital Works |
3 |
€100,000 |
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My Open Library - Belmullet |
1 |
€50,000 |
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Dormant Accounts Fund |
4 |
€14,203 |
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Sensory Funding for Facilities & Equipment |
1 |
€23,895 |
* The Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) funding is not led by an annual open application process. Funding is subject to the budgetary process with allocations agreed annually.
** Community Enhancement Programme and the Community Enhancement Programme for Community Centres - No applications are submitted by Mayo County Council to the Department for this funding. Funding is allocated to each Local Authority using a methodology that takes disadvantage and population levels into account. Community Groups apply to the Local Authority for Funding
*** COVID-19 Emergency Fund and COVID-19 Emergency Fund (tranche 2) - No applications are submitted by Mayo County Council to the Department for this funding. Funding was allocated to each Local Authority using a methodology that took population level (and the case of tranche 2 disadvantage levels) into account. Community Groups apply to the Local Authority for Funding.
943. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail cad é an líon laethanta in 2019 agus 2020 faoi seach a raibh moill ar sheoltaí an bháid farantóireachta Queen of Aran idir Toraigh agus tír mór, idir dhul amach agus teacht isteach; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [4329/21]
View answer944. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail cad é an líon laethanta in 2019 agus 2020 faoi seach a raibh seoladh beartaithe ag Queen of Aran ach nár tharla an seoladh mar gheall ar dhrochaimsir; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [4330/21]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 943 and 944 together.
Tá sé de fhreagracht ar an comhlacht farantóireachta cinntiú i gcónaí go bhfuil sé sábháilte taisteal ón mórthír go dtí an oileán agus ar ais. Caithfear sábháilteacht na paisinéirí agus criú a bheith chun cinn ar gach rud eile.
Ó am go chéile, is gá cinneadh a ghlacadh leasú a dhéanamh ar an amchlár atá leaghta síos de bharr aimsir nó cúrsaí taoide. Nuair a dhéantar é seo téann an comhlacht i dteagmáil le muintir an phobail le é seo a chuir in iúil dóibh.
I 2019 bhí moill ar sheoltaí ar 32 lá agus i 2020 bhí moill ar sheoltaí ar lá amháin. I 2019 níor sheol an ‘Queen of Aran’ ar 53 lá, de bharr droch aimsir.
I 2020 níor sheol an 'Queen of Aran' ar 62 lá de bharr droch aimsir.
945. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the budgetary analysis being carried out to plan for long Covid-19 impacts in her Department and each State agency under the remit of her Department in tabular form. [4493/21]
View answerMy Department has contributed to the wider Government response to the Covid-19 pandemic in a number of ways, including; contributing to the co-ordination of the community and voluntary response; grant funding for charities, community and voluntary groups and social enterprises through the Covid Stability Fund (which was funded through the dormant accounts fund), and additional supports for community groups through the community enhancement programme to enable them to continue to function effectively in this new environment.
We will continue to ensure we proactively use our resources to ensure they are used efficiently and effectively to support the overall response, for example, this year will see €5m invested to support remote working capability, through the expansion of a hub network model into a national initiative. This is a direct response to the increase demand and need for remote working capability for all citizens. Given the remit of the Department I do not expect the impacts of long Covid-19 to be significant in terms of the work of my Department and its agencies, however, all significant developments with regard to this pandemic will continue to feed into future decisions on utilization of resources.
946. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the absolute and relative number of persons with disabilities employed by her Department in each of the years 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2020; if these persons are in full-time or part-time roles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4533/21]
View answerThe Department of Rural and Community Development was established on 19th July 2017 to provide a renewed and consolidated focus on rural and community development in Ireland.
My Department is strongly committed to the development and implementation of measures to promote and support the employment of individuals with disabilities. The Department supports the best practice principles in this area, as set out in the 'Code of Practice for the employment of people with disability in the Civil Service'.
The Department has a Disability Liaison Officer (DLO) in place whose role is to assist and support staff with disabilities and their line managers by the provision of necessary information, appropriate contacts, guidance, suggestions and advice. The DLO also plays an important role in promoting awareness about disability across the department.
Table A outlines the number and percentage of staff in the Department of Rural and Community Development who declared a disability in 2017, 2018 and 2019:
Table A:
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Year |
Number of Employees who Declared a Disability |
Percentage of Employees who Declared a Disability |
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2017 |
8 |
7% |
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2018 |
8 |
5.3% |
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2019 |
9 |
6.5% |
In relation to staff who declared a disability and who are working on a part-time or full-time basis the Department cannot provide this information, as responses to the survey are anonymous.
The Department will complete its 2020 returns in early 2021, and its return to the NDA by the deadline of 30th June 2021, and so those statistics are not available at this stage.
947. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of State and semi-State board appointments that fall under the aegis of her Department made since this Government took office including the name of the board or agency and the remuneration level associated with the board position in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4558/21]
View answer948. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a list of all State and semi-State boards that fall under the aegis of her Department; the level of remuneration being paid to each board member including chairpersons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4571/21]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 947 and 948 together.
The table below provides the information requested by the Deputy in relation to the Agencies under my Department's aegis.
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Name of the board or agency |
Board Appointments Since this Government took office (June 2020) |
The remuneration level associated with the board position per annum |
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Pobal |
4 |
€0 |
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Water Safety Ireland |
0 |
Chairperson €8,978; Board Member: €0 |
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Charities Regulatory Authority |
0 |
Chairperson €10,514; Board Member: €6,864 |
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Western Development Commission |
6 (This includes 5 new Board members & new Chairperson |
Chairperson €8,978; Board Member €5,985 |
949. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding allocated by her Department on the Covid-19 communications strategy since the beginning of the pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4761/21]
View answer950. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding spent by her Department on the Covid-19 communications strategy since the beginning of the pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4772/21]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 949 and 950 together.
The table below provides details on the amount spent by my Department on Covid-19 related communications since the beginning of the pandemic.
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Item |
Amount |
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Production of advice leaflets for volunteers and vulnerable groups (Irish and English language) |
€5,965.50 |
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Translation Costs |
€719.13 |
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Advertising |
€1,845 |
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Postal charges for Community Call leaflet to all homes |
€98,400 |
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Total |
€106,929.63 |
There has been no specific funding profiled or allocated within my Department for a Covid-19 Communications Strategy. However, my Department has contributed to the overall Government Covid-19 Communications Strategy since the beginning of the pandemic.
I have also assigned resources within my own Department to develop content, guidelines, and supports for communities as well as to arrange for information dissemination through our large networks of community and voluntary contacts. This has ensured that Government messaging and information relating to Covid-19 has been channeled directly to communities.
