Written answers
Tuesday, 22 October 2013
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Community Development Projects
Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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332. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the way the €5 million community support scheme was spent (details supplied) which was intended for communities where commercial salmon fishing was a well-established activity and where its withdrawal demonstrably impacted on the economic and social fabric of the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44765/13]
Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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The Community Support Scheme (CSS) was administered through 14 LEADER companies and Comhdháil Oileáin na hÉireann in respect of island communities and Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta Teoranta, in respect of the Gaeltacht areas. The closing date for receipt of applications was 31 March 2009 and final payments under the scheme were distributed by my Department to the Leader Companies in December 2009. The following table sets out the position in relation to the delivery of the scheme by each LEADER Company.
| Leader Company | Original allocation € | *Revised allocation € | Project draw-down € | **Administration € |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clare Local Development Co Ltd | 200,000 | 183,000 | 123,560 | 30,000 |
| Comhar na nOileain Teoranta | 207,000 | 189,405 | 141,003 | 31,050 |
| Donegal Local Development Co Ltd | 300,000 | 294,930 | 249,930 | 45,000 |
| Galway Rural Development Co Ltd | 201,000 | 182,047 | 65,355 | 11,467 |
| Inishowen Development Partnership | 308,000 | 282,367 | 198,117 | 46,200 |
| Louth Leader Rural Development Co | 100,000 | 90,532 | Nil | 5,325 |
| Meath Partnership | 100,000 | 91,500 | 71,204 | 15,000 |
| Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta Teo | 906,000 | 842,800 | 738,300 | 104,500 |
| North & East Kerry Development | 176,000 | 161,040 | 123,137 | 26,400 |
| Sligo Leader Partnership Co | 150,000 | 137,250 | 108,346 | 22,500 |
| South & East Cork Area Development | 200,000 | 188,000 | 158,000 | 30,000 |
| South Kerry Development Partnership | 374,000 | 342,210 | 286,110 | 56,100 |
| Waterford Leader Partnership | 676,000 | 615,400 | 346,936 | 70,000 |
| West Cork Development Partnership | 777,000 | 733,300 | 535,836 | 70,000 |
| West Limerick Resources | 200,000 | 183,000 | 140,113 | 30,000 |
| Wexford Local Development | 100,000 | 91,500 | 58,553 | 15,000 |
| TOTAL | €4,975,000 | €4,608,281 | 3,344,500 | €608,542 |
*10% reduction on allocations applied from April 2009 as part of the budgetary adjustments.
**Administration costs 15% of allocation, subject to a maximum of €70,000.
(In the case of Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta, this company also implemented the scheme on behalf of Comhar Iorrais Leader Teo). Funding was provided against matured liabilities and consequently unspent funds were not drawn down by the Leader Companies.
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