Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail)
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618. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of applications received under the CLÁR measure 1 programme for funds for school or community safety measures for disadvantaged rural areas; the number that have been refused; the number of applications and the amount of funding that has been approved by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36017/17]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The 2017 CLÁR programme was launched on 31st March last with a closing date of 5th May. Funding for the programme this year was available under four separate Measures:

Measure 1: Support for School and Community Safety Measures

Measure 2: Play Areas

Measure 3: Targeted Community Infrastructure

Measure 4: First Responder Supports

Over 500 applications were received across the four Measures to the value of €15 million.

Funding to support projects under CLÁR this year was limited and it was not possible to fund all applications. In general, applications were assessed on the basis of their eligibility under the scheme criteria and on the quality of the documentation supporting their proposals, as required in the scheme guidelines. In recent weeks, 231 successful projects were announced, with a total of just under €7 million allocated across the four Measures.

Table 1 below outlines the number of projects received, approved and unsuccessful for each county under CLÁR Measure 1. Responsibility for the CLÁR programme will be transferring shortly to the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring, T.D.

Table 1 - CLÁR 2017: Measure 1 Projects by County