Written answers
Wednesday, 4 March 2009
Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
Departmental Programmes
9:00 pm
Joe 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]
Éamon 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 | |||
MEASURE | Applications received 2007 | Applications received 2008 | Applications received 2009 to date |
Coillte | 9 | 6 | |
LIS roads | 19 | 1 | |
Class II & III roads | 24 | 23 | |
Bridges | 5 | 7 | |
CLAR Flashing Amber Safety lights | 9 | 0 | |
Public Water and Sewerage | 8 | 16 | |
Group Water | 13 | 18 | |
Group Sewerage | 4 | 4 | |
Water Conservation Measure | 2 | 0 | |
Village Enhancement | 11 | 2 | |
Bi-lingual Signage | 22 | 50 | 4 |
Sports Top Up* | 271 | 0 | |
Gaeltacht Top-up* | 8 | 24 | |
Health Measure* | 0 | 1 | |
Voluntary Ambulance | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Three Phase Electricity | 152 | 143 | |
Community Initiatives | 6 | 1 | |
Schools Play Facilities | 198 | 55 | 1 |
Coastal/Harbours* | 27 | 26 | |
Total | 790 | 380 | 6 |
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 | |||
MEASURE | Expenditure 2007 | Expenditure 2008 | Expenditure 2009 (to date) |
€ | € | € | |
Flashing Safety Lights | 1,510,466.35 | 280,630.34 | |
Coillte Roads | 491,065.77 | 456,618.64 | |
LIS Roads | 2,318,104.46 | 3,000,947.82 | |
Class 2 & 3 Roads | 2,826,863.02 | 2,869,865.61 | |
Bridges | 116,615.51 | 94,824.35 | |
Public Water &Sewerage Schemes | 2,782,487.58 | 3,620,102.22 | 178,602.22 |
Group Water Schemes | 1,426,853.95 | 5,332,499.20 | 391,057.85 |
Group Sewerage Schemes | 131,937.22 | 175,146.50 | |
Tax incentive Shannon | 594,374.00 | ||
Water Conservation measure | 245,533.18 | ||
Village Enhancement | 807,258.49 | 465,610.78 | |
LA Housing | 233,548.16 | 365,150.38 | |
Community Initiative | 876,875.51 | 619,394.33 | |
Gaeltacht | 423,783.96 | 542,260.30 | 26,552.53 |
Bi-lingual Signage Scheme | 20,796.37 | 38,003.45 | 14,171.46 |
Sports Capital Grants Top Up | 1,754,642.00 | 1,672,300.00 | 144,000.00 |
Minor Health Projects | 117,196.62 | ||
Voluntary Ambulance | 241,589.94 | 535,526.06 | |
School Outdoor Play Facility | 1,020,156.18 | 533,840.02 | 57,195.15 |
Fibre Optic | 5,342.15 | 9,294.83 | |
Wireless internet | 16,063.83 | ||
Single to Three phase Electricity | 1,750,214.03 | 1,604,161.97 | 30,000.00 |
Courthouses Enhancement | 50,000.00 | ||
Coastal and Harbour Development | 82,500.00 | 1,471,872.65 | 826,135.91 |
Western Rail Corridor | 1,862,563.00 | 283,851.00 | |
NIRSA CLÁR mapping | 4,247.10 | 4,264.65 | |
TOTAL | 21,329,360.88 | 24,178,471.45 | 1,847,126.27 |
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