Brendan Griffin
Ceist:
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Deputy Brendan Griffin
asked the
Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government
if he has an assessment of the overall successes and failures of the rural resettlement programme; if he has any similar programme planned for the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Amharc ar fhreagra
Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Deputy Jan O’Sullivan): My Department does not operate a rural resettlement programme. However, Rural Resettlement Ireland (RRI), a voluntary organisation which obtained approved housing body status from my Department in 1993, provides assistance to families who wish to transfer, mostly from the Dublin area, to rural areas across the country.
To date, my Department has directly funded the provision of 24 units of accommodation by RRI under the voluntary housing funding schemes. My Department also provides funding towards the administrative and general expenses incurred by approved housing bodies, including RRI, that conduct research or provide information, advice, advocacy or training in relation to housing.
