Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 657: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the level of funding which has been provided in Cork north west through his Department's CLÁR scheme since 2002. [9699/07]

Denis O'Donovan (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 660: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the level of funding which has been provided in Cork south west through his Department's CLÁR scheme since 2002. [9702/07]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 657 and 660 together.

The Deputies should note that my Department only maintains records of expenditure under the CLÁR Programme on a county-by-county basis. Details of all CLÁR funding approved for Co. Cork between 2002-2005 is available on my Department's website at www.pobail.ie. The 2006 CLÁR Annual Report containing details of all approvals made in 2006 will be available shortly. The total funding approved to date for CLÁR areas in Co Cork from 2002 to 2007 is €7,941,132 of which €5,530,054 has been paid.

Niall Blaney (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 658: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the level of funding which has been provided in Donegal through his Department's CLÁR scheme since 2002. [9700/07]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Details of all CLÁR funding approved for Co Donegal between 2002-2005 is available on my Department's Website at www.pobail.ie. The 2006 CLÁR Annual Report containing details of all approvals made in 2006 will be available shortly. The total funding approved to date for CLÁR areas in Co Donegal from 2002 to 2007 is €8,707,279 of which €6,103,846 has been paid.

Tom McEllistrim (Kerry North, Fianna Fail)
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Question 659: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the level of funding which has been provided in Kerry through his Department's CLÁR scheme since 2002. [9701/07]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Details of all CLÁR funding approved for Co Kerry between 2002-2005 is available on my Department's Website at www.pobail.ie. The 2006 CLÁR Annual Report containing details of all approvals made in 2006 will be available shortly. The total funding approved to date for CLÁR areas in Co Kerry from 2002 to 2007 is €8,318,600 of which €5,966,848 has been paid.

Michael Finneran (Longford-Roscommon, Fianna Fail)
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Question 661: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the level of funding which has been provided in Roscommon, Sligo and Leitrim through his Department's CLÁR scheme since 2002. [9703/07]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Details of all CLÁR funding approved for the three counties between 2002-2005 is available on my Department's website at www.pobail.ie. The 2006 CLÁR Annual Report containing details of all approvals made in 2006 will be available shortly.

The total funding approved to date for CLÁR areas in the three counties from 2002 to 2007 is as follows:

Roscommon — €7,573,086 — of which €5,450,908 has been paid;

Sligo — €5,223,126 — of which €4,357,469 has been paid; and

Leitrim — €10,534,025 — of which €7,954,593 has been paid.

Joe Callanan (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 662: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the level of funding which has been provided in Galway east through his Department's CLÁR scheme since 2002. [9704/07]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy should note that my Department only maintains records of expenditure under the CLÁR Programme on a county-by-county basis.

Details of all CLÁR funding approved for Co Galway between 2002-2005 is available on my Department's Website at www.pobail.ie. The 2006 CLÁR Annual Report containing details of all approvals made in 2006 will be available shortly.

The total funding approved to date for CLÁR areas in Co Galway from 2002 to 2007 is €8,500,083 of which €5,314,996 has been paid.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 663: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the funding provided by his Department to a body towards the CLÁR roads fund for the strengthening and repair of roads in County Mayo in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9712/07]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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On the 22nd June 2006, I announced an allocation of €90,000 (€45,000 each from Coillte and CLÁR) for works in Co. Mayo under the CLÁR and Coillte co-funded scheme. This Scheme has been running very successfully since its introduction in 2002 with 68 projects, totalling almost €4.2m in value being funded nationwide.