Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The RAPID Programme aims to ensure that priority attention is given to tackling the spatial concentration of poverty and social exclusion within 46 designated RAPID areas nationally. As I have indicated to the House on a number of occasions, it is a matter for individual Departments to report on the provision of funding and progress on delivery with respect to projects under their responsibility in the RAPID areas. In support, Pobal collects data from each RAPID area in respect of funding allocations received by projects from Government Departments and local state agencies. The latest data in respect of the programme is available on Pobal's website under the RAPID section — http://www.pobal.ie/live/RAPID — and the Deputy may find it useful to access this information.
I initiated the RAPID leverage schemes in 2004 in order to support small-scale projects identified locally by the Area Implementation Teams in each of the RAPID areas. These schemes are co-funded by the relevant agencies and fund projects that focus on estate enhancement, graffiti removal, traffic calming, community closed-circuit television, health and sports facilities and the provision of playgrounds and multi-use games areas. In 2007 I agreed to co-fund the provision of facilities in schools located in, or mainly servicing children from, RAPID areas.
€6.09m has been allocated in Budget 2009 for the RAPID leverage schemes. I am satisfied that this year's allocation will be sufficient to enable further good progress to be made with small-scale co-funded projects in RAPID areas in 2009.
However, given that the RAPID Leverage Scheme is a demand-led, bottom-up funding programme, it is not possible to predict accurately the extent of claims that will be lodged by RAPID areas in Cork East during the next five years.
There are two RAPID areas in the Cork East, the towns of Mallow and Youghal. Details of projects supported in these areas under the Leverage Schemes since 2004 are outlined as follows.
| Mallow RAPID Leverage Payments |
| Payment Date | Amount funded by D/CRGA | Scheme | Remarks |
| € | | |
| 07/12/2004 | 20,000.00 | LAHEES 2004 | Mallow Town Council (Summerhill) |
| 14/12/2005 | 22,500.00 | LAHEES 05/06 | Mallow Town Council |
| 25/08/2008 | 22,410.00 | | |
| 10/06/2008 | 22,684.69 | LAHEES 07/08 | Mallow Town Council |
| 15/06/2005 | 60,000.00 | Playgrounds 2004 | Mallow Town Council |
| 17/11/2006 | 65,999.00 | Playgrounds 2005 | Mallow Town Council |
| 12/12/2007 | 66,000.00 | Playgrounds 06/07 | Mallow Town Council |
| 21/09/2007 | 20,500.00 | Traffic Measures 2005 | Mallow Town Council |
| 25/09/2007 | 2,000.00 | | Cork County Council |
| Total: | 138,315.31 | | |
| Mallow RAPID Leverage Outstanding Commitments |
| € | | |
| Not yet claimed | 50,000.00 | Traffic 06/07 | Mallow Town Council |
| Not yet claimed | 22,315.31 | LAHEES 07/08 | Mallow Town Council |
| Not yet claimed | 66,000.00 | Playgrounds 2008 | Mallow Town Council |
| Total: | 138,315.31 | | |
| Mallow RAPID Health Sector Co Fund |
| Claimed | Amount Allocated (DCRGA to fund 50%) | Amount Claimed | DCRGA Amount | Group | Project |
| € | € | € | | |
| 08/08/2007 | 6,000.00 | 6,000.00 | 3,000.00 | Powerscourt Resident's Association-S-1 | Renovating a room |
| 19/11/2006 | 5,000.00 | 5,000.00 | 2,500.00 | Alzheimer's Day Centre- S-2 | Upgrading premises |
| 02/03/2006 | 60,000.00 | 60,000.00 | 30,000.00 | Mallow Youth Partnership- S-3 | |
| 02/03/2006 | 9,000.00 | 9,000.00 | 4,500.00 | Mallow Sheltered care- S-4 | Refurbishment |
| Total: | 40,000.00 | | |
| Mallow RAPID Sports Capital Top Up |
| Payment Date | € | | |
| 07/12/2005 | 21,000.00 | Powerscourt / Mallow-Cork County Council | 2004 scheme |
| 14/12/2005 | 100,000.00 | Mallow GAA | |
| Not yet claimed | 5,400.00 | Sandfield Pitch-Mallow Town Council | |
| Not yet claimed | 12,000.00 | Woodview Drive Park, Mallow Town Council | |
| 30/03/2007 | 75,000.00 | Mallow GAA | 2005 Scheme |
| 30/03/2007 | 45,000.00 | Mallow GAA | 2006 scheme |
| Not yet claimed | 90,000.00 | Swimming Complex | |
| 16/11/2007 | 6,600.00 | Mallow Handball Club | 2007 Scheme |
| 16/11/2007 | 1,200.00 | Avondhu Development Group | |
| Not yet claimed | 30,000.00 | Mallow GAA Club | |
| Not yet claimed | 19,500.00 | Mallow Sub Aqua — Search & Rescue | |
| Not yet claimed | 12,000.00 | Mallow Town Council — Swimming Pool Centre | |
| Not yet claimed | 30,000.00 | Mallow United Soccer Club | |
| Not yet claimed | 16,500.00 | Mallow Town Council — Oak Valley MUGA | 2008 Scheme |
| Not yet claimed | 15,000.00 | Cloyne Diocesan Youth Services Ltd | |
| Not yet claimed | 1,426.00 | Irish Wheelchair Association | |
| Not yet claimed | 1,500.00 | Mallow Basketball Club | |
| Not yet claimed | 7,500.00 | Mallow GAA | |
| Total: | 489,626.00 | | |
| € |
| RAPID Total Amount Allocated: | 970,035.00 |
| RAPID Total Spend: | 590,893.69 |
| RAPID Total to claim: | 379,141.31 |
| Dormant Accounts Fund 2006, Economic and Social Disadvantage Measure — Additionality Under the RAPID Programme |
| Capital / Current | Amount Allocated | Amount Claimed | Amount Unclaimed | Group / Organisation |
| € | € | € | |
| Capital | 36,000.00 | 18,000.00 | 18,000.00 | Mallow Red Cross |
| Capital | 15,000.00 | 13,500.00 | 1,500.00 | Mallow Sheltered Care Ltd |
| Capital | 10,000.00 | 10,000.00 | 0.00 | Mallow Social Services Council |
| Total: | 61,000.00 | 41,500.00 | 19,500.00 | |
| € |
| Dormant A/C Total Amount Allocated: | 61,000.00 |
| Dormant A/C Total Spend: | 41,500.00 |
| Dormant A/C Total to claim: | 19,500.00 |
| Youghal RAPID Leverage Payments |
| Payment Date | Amount funded by D/CRGA | Scheme | Remarks |
| € | | |
| 07/12/2004 | 19,800.00 | LAHEES 2004 | Youghal Town Council |
| 14/12/2005 | 11,481.48 | LAHEES 05/06 | |
| 16/12/2005 | 11,018.52 | LAHEES 05/06 | |
| 29/11/2006 | 22,500.00 | LAHEES 05/06 | |
| 29/07/2008 | 16,165.26 | LAHEES 07/08 | |
| 16/12/2004 | 60,000.00 | Playgrounds 2004 | |
| 13/12/2005 | 66,000.00 | Playgrounds 2005 | |
| 11/12/2008 | 28,953.85 | Playgrounds 06/07 | |
| 19/01/2009 | 32,180.96 | Playgrounds 06/07 | |
| 16/11/2005 | 22,500.00 | Traffic 2005 | |
| 29/11/2006 | 27,092.67 | Traffic 06/07 | |
| 15/07/2008 | 4,410.45 | Traffic 06/07 | |
| 10/06/2008 | 5,107.50 | LAHEES 07/08 | |
| Total: | 327,210.69 | | |
| Youghal RAPID Outstanding Commitments |
| Payment Date | Amount funded by D/CRGA | Scheme | Remarks |
| € | | |
| Not yet claimed | 18,496.88 | Traffic 06/07 | Youghal Town Council |
| Not yet claimed | 66,000.00 | Playgrounds 2008 | |
| Not yet claimed | 23,727.24 | LAHEES 07/08 | |
| Total: | 108,224.12 | | |
| Youghal RAPID Health Sector Co Fund |
| Claimed | Amount Allocated (DCRGA to fund 50%) | Amount Claimed | DCRGA Amount | Group | Project |
| € | € | € | | |
| 19/12/2006 | 80,000.00 | 80,000.00 | 40,000.00 | Family Support Development | To provide more facilities |
| Total: | 40,000.00 | | |
| Youghal RAPID Sports Capital Top Up |
| Payment Date | € | | |
| 03/05/2006 | 15,000.00 | Youghal GAA Club | 2004 |
| 20/10/2006 | 13,500.00 | Youghal United AFC | 2005 |
| 11/04/2008 | 15,000.00 | Youghal Lawn Tennis Club Ltd | 2006 |
| 16/05/2008 | 36,000.00 | Youghal GAA Club Ltd | |
| Not yet claimed | 10,500.00 | Youghal GAA Club Ltd | 2007 |
| Not yet claimed | 10,500.00 | Youghal Lawn Tennis Club Ltd | |
| Total: | 100,500.00 | | |
| € |
| RAPID Total Amount Allocated: | €575,934.81 |
| RAPID Total Spend: | 446,710.69 |
| RAPID Total to claim: | 129,224.12 |
| Dormant Accounts Fund 2006, Economic and Social Disadvantage Measure — Additionality Under the RAPID Programme |
| Capital / Current | Amount Allocated | Amount Claimed | Amount Unclaimed | Group / Organisation |
| € | € | € | |
| Capital / Current | 37,526.00 | 18,763.00 | 18,763.00 | Enterprise Youghal |
| Capital | 62,474.00 | 18,743.00 | 43,731.00 | Youghal Youth Committee (Foroige) |
| Total: | 100,000.00 | 37,506.00 | 62,494.00 | |
| € |
| Dormant A/C Total Amount Allocated: | 100,000.00 |
| Dormant A/C Total Spend: | 37,506.00 |
| Dormant A/C Total to claim: | 62,494.00 |
Ned O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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