Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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39. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if, in the context of the recent LEADER programme funding allocations, his attention has been drawn to the disparity of the new allocation of moneys to Comhar na nOileain Teoranta for Connemara and all Gaeltacht regions from the original allocation to Meitheal Forbatha na Gaeltachta Teoranta; and the steps that will be taken to ensure the communities served by Comhar na nOileáin Teo do not lose out on account of the delay in putting in place a new administration brought about by the legal complexities arising from the collapse of MFG. [28079/13]

Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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64. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if Gaeltacht areas will be prioritised in the review of LEADER funding in August to take account of the inability of LEADER applications to be processed for communities located in Gaeltacht areas during the time consumed in winding up MFG and appointing a new administrative body. [28080/13]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 39 and 64 together.

My Department recently completed a full review of expenditure under the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 in order to apportion the remaining funding among all the Local Development Companies (LDCs) contracted to deliver the Programme. My Department used the LDCs' original percentage of the Programme to allocate the remaining funding. In the case of Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta (MFG) this would have amounted to some €3.8 million. My Department, however, provided €6 million specifically for the Gaeltacht areas formerly served by MFG.Comhar na nOileán Teoranta has been allocated a total of €2,122,427 to fund both MFG legacy files and new projects. This equates to more than 35% of the total revised national allocation for Gaeltacht areas. My Department has undertaken to review the level of uncommitted monies in all LDCs in Autumn 2013. If there is funding to be reallocated, due consideration will be given to Gaeltacht areas in that regard.