Written answers

Wednesday, 4 March 2009

Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

Departmental Programmes

9:00 pm

Photo of Joe CostelloJoe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 68: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of applications received for the provision of funding under the CLÁR programme in respect of the past two years; the number received to date in 2009; the amount of funding drawn down in each year; if there is a waiting list; the number of such applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8950/09]

Photo of Éamon Ó CuívÉamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The CLÁR Programme provides funding and co-funding to Government Departments, State Agencies, Local Authorities and Leader Groups to accelerate investment in selected priority developments in areas that have suffered significant depopulation. These investments support physical, economic and social infrastructure across a variety of measures.

Table A outlines the number of applications received for 2007, 2008 and the number received to date in 2009.

It is important to note that for a number of measures marked with an * in the table applications are not made directly to the programme. Funding is approved on the basis of co funding/top up arrangements with other Government Departments. In these cases the numbers in the table reflect the numbers of grants approved rather than applications made.

Table B outlines the funding drawn down during 2007, 2008 and 2009 to date.

There is no waiting list for the provision of funding under the CLÁR programme. There are a small number of applications in relation to the CLÁR School Play Facilities and one under the Voluntary Ambulance measures which are being processed at the moment. Decisions will be made in these cases as soon as possible.

Applicants to the programme who submitted applications after the closing date for any of the suspended measures are being informed on an ongoing basis that as the measure under which they are applying for funding is closed and that their applications cannot be processed.

Table A: CLÁR Applications received during 2007 and 2008
MEASUREApplications received 2007Applications received 2008Applications received 2009 to date
Coillte96
LIS roads191
Class II & III roads2423
Bridges57
CLAR Flashing Amber Safety lights90
Public Water and Sewerage816
Group Water1318
Group Sewerage44
Water Conservation Measure20
Village Enhancement112
Bi-lingual Signage22504
Sports Top Up*2710
Gaeltacht Top-up*824
Health Measure*01
Voluntary Ambulance231
Three Phase Electricity152143
Community Initiatives61
Schools Play Facilities198551
Coastal/Harbours*2726
Total7903806
Note: Applications from Local Authorities and other Government Departments for programmes such as the Class 2 & 3 roads and Health are counted as one application but include multiple projects. For example the Health application includes 31 projects some of which have several elements.
Table B: CLÁR Expenditure 2007-2009 to date
MEASUREExpenditure 2007Expenditure 2008Expenditure 2009 (to date)
Flashing Safety Lights1,510,466.35280,630.34
Coillte Roads491,065.77456,618.64
LIS Roads2,318,104.463,000,947.82
Class 2 & 3 Roads2,826,863.022,869,865.61
Bridges116,615.5194,824.35
Public Water &Sewerage Schemes2,782,487.583,620,102.22178,602.22
Group Water Schemes1,426,853.955,332,499.20391,057.85
Group Sewerage Schemes131,937.22175,146.50
Tax incentive Shannon594,374.00
Water Conservation measure245,533.18
Village Enhancement807,258.49465,610.78
LA Housing233,548.16365,150.38
Community Initiative876,875.51619,394.33
Gaeltacht423,783.96542,260.3026,552.53
Bi-lingual Signage Scheme20,796.3738,003.4514,171.46
Sports Capital Grants Top Up1,754,642.001,672,300.00144,000.00
Minor Health Projects117,196.62
Voluntary Ambulance241,589.94535,526.06
School Outdoor Play Facility1,020,156.18533,840.0257,195.15
Fibre Optic5,342.159,294.83
Wireless internet16,063.83
Single to Three phase Electricity1,750,214.031,604,161.9730,000.00
Courthouses Enhancement50,000.00
Coastal and Harbour Development82,500.001,471,872.65826,135.91
Western Rail Corridor1,862,563.00283,851.00
NIRSA CLÁR mapping4,247.104,264.65
TOTAL21,329,360.8824,178,471.451,847,126.27

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