Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 October 2017
252. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of positions filled to date in 2017 out of the 500 additional places provided for the rural social scheme in 2017 to each company and Údarás na Gaeltachta delivering the scheme, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45357/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Rural Social Scheme (RSS) is delivered through 35 Implementing Bodies (IBs) or Local Development Companies and Údarás Na Gaeltachta in the Gaeltacht areas.
RSS was established as a supplementary income support scheme which provides part-time employment opportunities in community and voluntary organisations for farmers or fishermen who are in receipt of certain social welfare payments and underemployed in their primary occupation. Participants must continue to be actively farming/fishing and retain entitlement to a qualifying DEASP payment in order to retain eligibility for participation on RSS.
In recognition of the crucial work undertaken in rural communities under the RSS and as part of the social welfare budget package for 2017, an additional 500 places were provided on the RSS. These additional places expanded the overall number of places available from 2,600 to 3,100. In addition, I am pleased to confirm that a further 250 places on the RSS have been made available in Budget 2018. This will bring the total number of places on the RSS to 3,350 for 2018. Work is commencing in my Department on the allocation of these new places.
The following table outlines the number of RSS positions from the allocation of 500 places announced in Budget 2017, filled in each Implementing body at the end of September 2017.
|
RSS Implementing Body |
Places filled at 30th Sept 2017 |
|
Ballyhoura Development Limited |
6 |
|
Co Sligo Leader Partnership Company |
10 |
|
Donegal Local Development Co Ltd |
19 |
|
South & East Cork Area Development |
5 |
|
Galway Rural Development Co Ltd |
27 |
|
Inishowen Rural Development Ltd |
4 |
|
IRD Duhallow Ltd |
0 |
|
Longford Community Resources |
3 |
|
South Kerry Development Part CLG |
14 |
|
South West Mayo Development Co Ltd |
24 |
|
Waterford Leader Partnership Ltd |
1 |
|
West Limerick Resources |
4 |
|
Westmeath Community Development Ltd |
5 |
|
Údarás na Gaeltachta |
1 |
|
Avondhu Blackwater Partnership Ltd |
2 |
|
Breffni Integrated Ltd |
0 |
|
Carlow Co Development Part Ltd |
0 |
|
Cill Dara ar Aghaidh Teo |
2 |
|
Clare Local Dev Co Ltd |
25 |
|
Co Wicklow Community Partnership |
3 |
|
Comhar na nOileán Teo. |
4 |
|
County Kilkenny Leader Partnership |
0 |
|
Forum Connemara Ltd |
8 |
|
Laois Community & Enterprise Dev Co |
0 |
|
Leitrim Integrated Dev Co Ltd |
6 |
|
Louth Community Resources |
1 |
|
Meath Community Rural & Social Dev |
4 |
|
Monaghan Integrated Development Ltd |
0 |
|
Nth & East Kerry Leader Part Teo |
9 |
|
Mayo Nth East Leader Part Co Teo |
4 |
|
North Tipperary Leader Partnership |
1 |
|
Offaly Integrated Local Dev Co Ltd |
5 |
|
Roscommon Integrated Dev Co Ltd |
0 |
|
South Tipperary Development Co |
5 |
|
West Cork Development Part Ltd |
6 |
|
Wexford Local Development Ltd |
0 |
|
Total |
208 |
