Department_of_Rural_and_Community_Development

Department of Rural and Community Development

Department of Rural and Community Development

Irish government department


The Department of Rural and Community Development (Irish: An Roinn Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail) is a department of the Government of Ireland. It is led by the Minister for Rural and Community Development.

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Departmental team

The headquarters and ministerial offices of the department are on Leinster Street South, Dublin. The departmental team consists of the following:

Agencies

Agencies and bodies under the department:

  • Western Development Commission
  • POBAL
  • Water Safety Ireland
  • Charities Regulator

Schemes

Rural: Town and Village Renewal scheme, Rural Recreation Infrastructure Scheme, Rural Walks Scheme, Rural Development Fund, CLÁR, LEADER programme, Tidy Towns competition, Dormant Accounts Fund (also supporting disadvantaged urban communities).

Community: Social Inclusion and Community Programme, Community Facilities Scheme, Revitalising Areas by Planning, Investment and Development (RAPID) Programme, Libraries Investment Programme, Seniors Alert Scheme, Community and Voluntary Supports Programme, National Organisations Supports Programme, PEACE Programme.

History

The Department of Rural and Community Development was created by the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2017 as part of the reorganisation of governmental departments in the government of Leo Varadkar. The divisions had previously existed within the same department between 2002 and 2010 in the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs.

Transfer of functions

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References

  1. "Minister of State Appointments". MerrionStreet.ie. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  2. "Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2017". Irish Statute Book. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  3. "Islands (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2020". Irish Statute Book. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

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