Written answers
Wednesday, 13 December 2006
Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
Departmental Programmes
10:00 pm
Máire Hoctor (Tipperary North, Fianna Fail)
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Question 94: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the areas of County Tipperary included in the 2006 extension of the CLÁR programme; the measures and schemes that have benefited those areas to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42636/06]
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Under the CLÁR Programme, County Tipperary is divided into North Tipperary and South Tipperary. Prior to the extension of the Programme in April 2006, there were 13 district electoral divisions (DEDs) covered in North Tipperary and 3 DEDs in South Tipperary. Following the extension of the Programme, the number of DEDs covered rose to 42 in North Tipperary and 42 in South Tipperary.
The measures that are currently open to the extended CLÁR areas are as follows:
Local Improvement Scheme Roads;
Flashing Amber Safety Lights at Schools;
Small Public Water & Sewerage Schemes;
Group Water Schemes;
Group Sewerage Schemes;
Water Conservation Measure;
Village and Countryside Enhancement Scheme;
Bi-lingual Signage Scheme;
Gaeltacht Grants Top-up;
Single to Three phase Electricity Conversion; and
Community Initiatives of a Capital Nature.
The following tables illustrate the measures under which County Tipperary has benefited in 2006.
| Tipperary North | ||
| Measure | Amount Approved in 2006 | Total Paid in 2006 (can relate to approvals from 2002 onwards) |
| € | € | |
| LIS Roads (old and new areas) | 72,808.00 | 72,808.00 |
| Class II &III Roads (old areas only) | 34,722.00 | 21,053.00 |
| Flashing Lights (old and new areas) | 98,000.00 | 26,280.44 |
| Sports Top-up Sports Capital Grant (old areas only) | 5,000.00 | 10,000.00 |
| Schools (old and new areas) | 11,250.00 | 15,000.00 |
| Village Enhancement (old and new) | Nil | 10,175.00 |
| Tipperary South | ||
| Measure | Amount Approved in 2006 | Total Paid in 2006 (can relate to approvals from 2002 onwards) |
| € | € | |
| LIS Roads (old and new areas) | 41,004.00 | 37,962.00 |
| Class II &III Roads (old areas only) | 15,000.00 | 15,000.00 |
| Flashing Lights (old and new areas) | 133,000.00 | 94,518.00 |
| Sports Top-up Sports Capital Grant (old areas only) | Nil | Nil |
| Schools (old and new areas) | 33,192.50 | 13,725.00 |
| Village Enhancement (old and new areas) | Nil | Nil |
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