Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 June 2024
78. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of participants on the rural social scheme, broken down by administering company; the number of vacancies on the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26522/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Rural Social Scheme (RSS) is an income support scheme that provides part-time employment opportunities for farmers and fishermen and women who are in receipt of certain social welfare payments and who are underemployed in their primary occupation. It is a demand-led scheme and people who wish to participate apply directly to the IB that delivers the scheme in their area.
The RSS is delivered by a network of 36 local development companies and Údarás na Gaeltachta, known collectively as implementing bodies (IBs).
A review of the scheme has been ongoing over the past year. A wide scale consultation process involving all stakeholders has been undertaken and the review is now nearing completion. It is intended to finalise the review and to have the findings published in the coming months.
At the end of May 2024, there were 2,279 participants on RSS and 621 vacancies. The table below shows the breakdown of RSS participant numbers by Implementing Body (IB).
|
Company Name |
Participants Quota |
Active Participant |
|
Ballyhoura Development CLG |
63 |
46 |
|
Fingal LEADER Partnership |
2 |
1 |
|
Sligo LEADER Partnership CLG |
148 |
122 |
|
Donegal Local Development CLG |
142 |
130 |
|
SECAD Partnership CLG |
20 |
17 |
|
Galway Rural Development |
222 |
189 |
|
Inishowen Development Partnership |
47 |
47 |
|
IRD Duhallow |
74 |
26 |
|
Longford Community Resources clg |
65 |
57 |
|
South Kerry Development Partnership CLG |
167 |
133 |
|
South West Mayo Development Company Ltd. |
240 |
198 |
|
Waterford Leader Partnership CLG |
15 |
12 |
|
West Limerick Resources |
50 |
34 |
|
Westmeath Community Development |
42 |
28 |
|
Údarás na Gaeltachta |
512 |
455 |
|
Avondhu Blackwater Partnership CLG |
18 |
14 |
|
Breffni Integrated CLG |
105 |
87 |
|
Carlow County Development Partnership CLG |
25 |
21 |
|
County Kildare Leader Partnership |
27 |
23 |
|
Clare Local Development Company |
155 |
111 |
|
County Wicklow Partnership |
25 |
17 |
|
Comhar na nOileán |
34 |
32 |
|
Kilkenny LEADER Partnership |
20 |
13 |
|
FORUM Connemara CLG |
36 |
34 |
|
Laois Partnership Company |
29 |
21 |
|
Leitrim Development Company |
133 |
119 |
|
Louth Local Development |
14 |
9 |
|
Meath Partnership |
22 |
20 |
|
Monaghan Integrated Development CLG |
73 |
66 |
|
North East West Kerry Development |
102 |
62 |
|
Mayo North East Partnership Company |
266 |
236 |
|
North Tipperary Development Company |
44 |
26 |
|
Offaly Local Development Company |
67 |
51 |
|
Roscommon LEADER Partnership |
177 |
156 |
|
South Tipperary Development CLG |
37 |
28 |
|
West Cork Development Partnership |
84 |
62 |
|
Wexford Local Development |
48 |
26 |
|
3350 |
2729 |
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
