The Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht () is a department of the

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. It is led by the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht.

Departmental team

The headquarters and ministerial offices of the department are on Leinster Street South, Dublin. The departmental team consists of the following: * Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht: Dara Calleary, TD **Minister of State for community development, charities, Gaeltacht and the islands: Jerry Buttimer, TD *Secretary General of the Department: Mary Hurley

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

References

External links

* {{authority control Rural and Community Development Ministries established in 2017 2017 establishments in Ireland Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

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