Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent) | Oireachtas source

No, it is not all up the west. Galway suffered the same way due to the nature of the divisions. Cork received funding of €780,000 in 2018 and, in 2017, €260,000 in respect of nine projects. It received €562,000 in respect of 35 projects in 2016. The amounts have fluctuated.

The Deputy asked whether there was a further round to come. I have no knowledge of further announcements. Expenditure within the Department across our important and targeted measures in respect of rural Ireland is being taken up. The CLÁR programme is making a significant impact throughout rural Ireland and a high level of demand is a measure of its success. I will continue to prioritise projects under CLÁR, but we need to do so within the existing budgetary constraints. Since CLÁR's reintroduction, Cork has not done too badly.

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