Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 339: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount of money his Department has provided to rural development and LEADER programmes; the way this money has been allocated and spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28426/08]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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Having regard to my ambit as Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, no funding has been provided specifically to rural development and LEADER programmes. However, funding through the Department's Sports Capital Programme, the Local Authority Swimming Pools Programme and the Arts and Culture Capital Enhancement Scheme (ACCESS) benefits, on an ongoing basis, rural communities and rural development through the provision of local Sports and Arts infrastructure.