Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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Question 363: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the provision of funding in respect of the RAPID programme for Rathkeale, County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37403/11]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Eight capital projects have been prioritised by Pobal under the RAPID Additionality Measure for Rathkeale to be funded from Dormant Accounts. However, no funds were allocated to meet the costs of these projects in 2011, and my Department has been endeavouring to secure funds elsewhere in the budget to meet the cost of at least some of the Projects. I have been advised that it is not possible, due to requirements to complete necessary contractual arrangements, to put any of the Projects in funds before year-end. Accordingly, the matter of progressing the projects in the new RAPID towns to contract stage will be kept under active review in the light of availability of funding in 2012.