Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Capping the application numbers at 15 per county irrespective of the size of the CLÁR area in the county is not equitable right across the country. There are large counties. I gave the example of County Cork. County Mayo, for example, which would have a very large CLÁR area, with four applications approved, got €177,000 in contrast to its neighbours, counties Leitrim, Roscommon and Sligo, where 22 communities were approved, which got €800,000 in a similar geographical area of CLÁR. There is an imbalance in the way the scheme is distributing the funding.

It seems to start, and many communities locally will raise this, with the fact that only 15 applications can go in from every county, irrespective of how big a CLÁR area is or how many CLÁR communities are being served. It is an aspect that needs to be reviewed and examined so that people feel there is a more equitable system and that being in a larger county does not disadvantage them further, where they have already experienced disadvantage in respect of CLÁR.

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