Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 274: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of applicants for assistance for grant aid directly through his Department or groups or bodies under its aegis in each of the past two years in County Kildare; the extent of the response; the extent to which provision is likely to be made for such schemes in the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39495/10]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 275: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of applicants for assistance for grant aid directly through his Department or groups or bodies under its aegis in each of the past two years; the extent of the response; the extent to which provision is likely to be made for such schemes in the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39496/10]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 278: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs the full extent of recipients of various forms of grant aid or assistance through schemes operated through or by his Department in the past 12 months; the position regarding such schemes in the current year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39499/10]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 281: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs the full range of schemes or incentives operated by his Department or bodies under its aegis with a view to addressing the needs of rural communities affected by the ongoing economic situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39502/10]

Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 274, 275, 278 and 281 together.

As the Deputy is aware, my Department administers and delivers a wide range of programmes and measures, descriptions of which are available on our website at www.pobail.ie . In addition, details of payments made from subheads part-funded from the National Lottery are listed on my Department's website. My Department's gross expenditure outturn for 2008 was €540.421m and for 2009 was €458.863m. The Further Revised Estimate gross allocation for 2010 is €440.864m. The table provides a breakdown for each of my Department's programme areas.

While expenditure under these programme areas takes place countrywide, it is not possible to give a full county-by-county breakdown of the funding. For example, a number of my Department's programmes are delivered through agencies and other intermediary bodies that operate across county boundaries and in respect of which there is no comprehensive or detailed breakdown on a county basis are held by my Department. In addition, groups and organisations that receive grants directly from my Department are not necessarily constituted on a single-county basis.

In view of the wide range of my Department's schemes and programmes and the large volumes of applications received thereunder on an ongoing basis, I am not satisfied that the work involved in compiling and collating the breakdown of expenditure sought by the Deputy would be feasible or justified. However, if the Deputy has any specific queries relating to a particular scheme, I would be glad to seek to provide him with the relevant information.