Written answers
Wednesday, 3 December 2008
Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
Departmental Programmes
9:00 pm
Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 194: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the details of recent value for money audits undertaken into the Leader programme and other schemes administered by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44269/08]
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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While neither the LEADER+ Programme 2000-2006 or the Area-Based Rural Development Initiative 2000-2006 formed part of my Department's 2006-2008 round of Value for Money (VFM) reviews, the position is that both Programmes have been subject to audit and review on a number of other fronts. The monitoring and control arrangements for both Programmes were audited in 2003 and 2005. A number of inspection and audit mechanisms were also in place for the Programmes, including Article 4 and Article 10 checking systems. In addition, the Programmes were subject to a Mid-Term Review.
With regard to my Department's 2006-2008 round of Value for Money (VFM) reviews, the following is the position:
(1) Drugs Initiative — Local Drugs Task Forces | Completed and laid before Oireachtas |
(2) Scéimeanna Feabhsúcháin sa Ghaeltacht (Gaeltacht Improvement Schemes) | Completed and laid before Oireachtas |
(3) Capital Programme for Offshore Islands | Completed and laid before Oireachtas |
(4) Ciste na Gaeilge (Fund for Irish Language Projects) | Completed and laid before Oireachtas |
(5) Local Development Social Inclusion Programme | Completed and laid before Oireachtas |
(6) CLÁR and RAPID: Leveraged Funding Schemes | Draft terms of reference prepared. Target for completion mid-2009 |
In addition to the six VFM reviews above, my Department commenced last year a policy review of the Young People's Facilities and Services Fund, which operates under the Drugs Initiative. A draft report has been received and is currently being examined.
Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 195: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the breakdown of the number of staff employed by each Leader board in 2007; the level of funding disbursed by each individual LEADER board during that period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44270/08]
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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All LEADER Groups continued to disburse funding in 2007 under the 2000 — 2006 round of LEADER Programmes and the level of funding spent by each Group in 2007 is as follows. The Deputy will be aware that Groups contracted to deliver the LEADER Programmes are private companies limited by guarantee. Although these Groups are contracted to deliver a number of programmes on behalf of my Department, my Department has no role to play in the management and staffing of the Groups. These issues are solely a matter for the Boards of each company.
Group | Expenditure |
€ | |
Blackwater Resource Development | 559,426 |
Ballyhoura Development Ltd. | 991,825 |
Carlow LEADER Rural Development Company | 364,696 |
Cavan and Monaghan Rural Development | 472,485 |
Comhdháil Oileáin na hÉireann. | 653,853 |
Rural Resource Development | 451,452 |
Donegal Local Development Co. | 1,236,815 |
Galway Rural Development | 740,945 |
Rural Dublin LEADER | 558,449 |
Arigna Catchment Area Community Company | 631,522 |
Inishowen Rural Development | 253,444 |
IRD Duhallow | 470,710 |
KELT | 792,620 |
Barrow Nore Suir Rural Development | 778,927 |
Laois Rural Development Company | 597,148 |
Irish Farmhouse Holidays | 125,178 |
Longford Community Resource | 484,923 |
Louth LEADER | 967,957 |
Western Rural Development Company | 730,613 |
Meath Community Partnership Co. | 523,571 |
Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta Teo. | 647,268 |
Tuatha Chiarraí Teo | 326,183 |
Tipperary LEADER Group | 1,630,753 |
Offaly LEADER+ Company | 741,727 |
Mid- South Roscommon Rural Development | 651,621 |
Co. Sligo LEADER Partnership Co. | 778,622 |
East Cork Area Development | 413,905 |
Comhar Iorrais LEADER Teo | 517,240 |
South Kerry Development Partnership | 380,635 |
South West Mayo Development Co. | 530,521 |
Waterford LEADER Partnership | 377,765 |
West Cork Development | 786,286 |
West Limerick Resources | 501,933 |
Westmeath Community Development | 577,821 |
Wexford Local Development | 700,160 |
Co. Wicklow Partnership | 631,404 |
Irish Country Holidays | 54,372 |
Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 196: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the breakdown by county of the number of local action groups involved in the rollout of the new Leader programme; the number of staff to be allocated to each local action group; the level of funding to be disbursed by each group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44271/08]
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy will be aware that I announced the results of the process for selecting Local Action Groups to deliver the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme and the respective funding allocations for the successful Groups on 4th November last. On the basis of the completion of the cohesion process, I announced allocations totalling €400m for 36 selected Local Action Groups.
The Groups selected to deliver the LEADER Programmes are private companies limited by guarantee. Although these Groups will be contracted to deliver a number of programmes on behalf of my Department, my Department has no role to play in the management and staffing of the Groups. These are matters solely for the Boards of the respective Groups.
The amount of money provided in 2007 and estimated for 2008 and 2009 for administration under the LEADER Programmes is as follows:
2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
€8.9m | €9.4m | €10.5m |
The successful Groups, the counties within which each Group will operate and their respective allocations are as follows:
Group | Counties Covered | Allocation |
€ | ||
Avondhu/Blackwater Partnership | Cork | 9,057,810 |
Ballyhoura Development Ltd. | Cork/Limerick | 11,673,519 |
Carlow Co Development Partnership Ltd. | Carlow | 8,878,177 |
Cavan Partnership Ltd & Co Monaghan Area Partnership Ltd. | Cavan/Monaghan | 12,035,118 |
Comhar na nOileán Teo. | Cork/Mayo/Galway/Donegal | 4,642,415 |
Clare Local Development Co. Ltd. | Clare | 14,028,529 |
Donegal Local Development Co. Ltd. | Donegal | 12,831,901 |
FORUM Connemara | Galway | 9,668,965 |
Fingal LEADER Partnership | Dublin | 7,766,780 |
Galway Rural Development Co. Ltd. | Galway | 15,257,985 |
Inishowen Development Partnership | Donegal | 8,286,143 |
IRD Duhallow | Kerry/Cork | 10,315,943 |
Kildare (Cill Dara ar Aghaidh Teo) | Kildare | 12,282,448 |
Co. Kilkenny LEADER Partnership Ltd. | Kilkenny | 11,523,729 |
Laois Community & Enterprise Dev. Co. Ltd. | Laois | 10,993,608 |
Leitrim Integrated Development Co. | Leitrim | 10,845,497 |
Longford Community Resource Ltd. | Longford | 8,714,110 |
Louth LEADER Partnership | Louth | 8,839,815 |
Mayo North East LEADER Partnership Co. Teo. | Mayo | 10,751,894 |
Meath Partnership | Meath | 12,748,771 |
Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta Teo. | Galway/Mayo/Donegal/Cork/Kerry/ Waterford/Meath | 17,278,809 |
North & East Kerry LEADER Partnership Teo. | Kerry | 10,558,882 |
North Tipperary LEADER Partnership Co. | Tipperary | 9,708,008 |
Offaly Integrated Local Development Co. | Offaly | 11,520,489 |
Roscommon Integrated Development Co. | Roscommon | 12,838,021 |
Co. Sligo LEADER Partnership Co. | Sligo | 10,888,673 |
South East Cork Area Development Ltd. | Cork | 10,641,494 |
South Tipperary Local Development Co. Ltd. | Tipperary | 11,106,187 |
South Kerry Development Partnership Ltd. | Kerry | 12,370,667 |
South West Mayo Development Co. Ltd. | Mayo | 12,150,007 |
Waterford LEADER Partnership Ltd. | Waterford | 10,558,519 |
West Cork Development Partnership | Cork | 14,601,149 |
West Limerick Resources | Limerick | 9,997,751 |
Westmeath Community Development | Westmeath | 10,987,060 |
Wexford Local Development | Wexford | 12,515,565 |
Co. Wicklow Partnership | Wicklow | 11,135,560 |
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