Dáil debates
Wednesday, 4 March 2009
Community Development.
1:00 pm
John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
The community development programme was established in 1990 in recognition of the role of community development in tackling the causes and effects of poverty and disadvantage. It aims to offer new opportunities to enable people to use and develop their skills, knowledge, experiences and common purpose to improve the quality of their own lives and the good of their community.
A total of 184 projects are currently funded under the programme. These are located in recognised disadvantaged areas nationwide, in both urban and rural areas. All projects are managed by local voluntary management committees. They operate as a resource for the communities in which they are located, with their main purpose being to work with the community in identifying and tackling those issues which have resulted in a lack of positive community development.
Details of funding allocated under the programme from 2008 to date, on a county basis, are listed in a table that will be included in the Official Report.
Additional information not given on the floor of the House.
| County | Total funding allocated from 2008 to date |
| â'¬ | |
| Carlow | 157,142.84 |
| Cavan | 340,153.33 |
| Clare | 562,625.34 |
| Cork | 2,400,408.35 |
| Donegal | 1,460,804.18 |
| Dublin | 10,965,899.30 |
| Galway | 1,842,431.23 |
| Kerry | 740,758.50 |
| Kildare | 465,652.33 |
| Kilkenny | 203,566.67 |
| Laois | 157,699.50 |
| Leitrim | 292,873.33 |
| Limerick | 1,500,497.48 |
| Longford | 176,687.26 |
| Louth | 454,945.73 |
| Mayo | 1,557,358.87 |
| Meath | 391,461.33 |
| Monaghan | 462,225.82 |
| Offaly | 275,375.97 |
| Roscommon | 292,027.50 |
| Sligo | 336,213.33 |
| Tipperary | 847,385.37 |
| Waterford | 1,234,118.53 |
| Westmeath | 287,213.83 |
| Wexford | 1,089,042.09 |
| Wicklow | 927,995.48 |
| Support and Associated costs | 1,110,665.27 |
| Total | 30,533,228.76 |
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