Ulick Burke (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 31: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the funding currently being provided, on a county basis, towards community development programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26312/07]

Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department provides funding to projects under the Community Development Programme. The Programme is designed to reduce social exclusion by targeting support at disadvantaged and socially excluded communities in order to improve their capacity to benefit from social and economic development.

Under the Programme, funding of €23.947 million has been provided for 182 projects in 2007. The Programme is currently closed to new applicants. A break down of the allocation by county is provided below:

My Department operates a wide range of programmes and schemes supportive of communities both urban and rural and of local, community and voluntary groups. Details of the schemes and programmes operated by my Department are available on its website at www.pobail.ie. Details of funding is not always maintained on a county basis. If the Deputy has specific questions about a programme I or my Department will be happy to assist him.