Written answers
Monday, 11 September 2017
Department of Rural and Community Development
Rural Recreation Scheme
Carol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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1718. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications and the amount of funding sought under the rural recreation scheme; the number of projects refused funding under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37283/17]
Carol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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1719. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications for funding under the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37284/17]
Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1718 and 1719 together.
The Rural Recreation Scheme was introduced as a formal programme in 2016 and was re-titled the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme in 2017. The scheme supports the development and promotion of new recreational facilities and the maintenance of existing recreational infrastructure throughout rural Ireland.
The 2017 scheme was launched last April, with applications invited under three Measures:
Measure 1: Small Scale Maintenance/Promotion and Marketing
Measure 2: Medium Scale Repair/Upgrade and New Trail Development
Measure 3: Large Scale Repair/Upgrade and New Strategy Trail Development
376 applications for funding were received under these Measures, with a total value in excess of €27 million. The table below outlines the number of applications received and the funding requested on a county basis. Some applications were also received from State bodies under Measure 3, in accordance with the provisions of the scheme.
To date, 219 projects with a value of €11.4 million have been approved under the scheme under Measures 1 and 3, and these will be implemented over a 15 month period. Successful projects under Measure 2 have yet to be announced.
Details of the successful projects are available on my Department’s website at:
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The number of projects and funding approved each year is contingent on the budgetary provision available.
| Measure 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | No. Applied | Amount Requested | No. Approved | No. Unsuccessful |
| Carlow | 5 | €40,500 | 4 | 1 |
| Cavan | 2 | €20,000 | 2 | 0 |
| Clare | 9 | €83,917 | 6 | 3 |
| Cork | 15 | €138,020 | 12 | 3 |
| Donegal | 9 | €76,200 | 8 | 1 |
| Dublin South | 4 | €40,000 | 3 | 1 |
| Fingal | 7 | €70,846 | 4 | 3 |
| Galway | 6 | €53,500 | 5 | 1 |
| Kerry | 15 | €134,215 | 13 | 2 |
| Kildare | 0 | €0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kilkenny | 6 | €44,610 | 5 | 1 |
| Laois | 8 | €51,860 | 8 | 0 |
| Leitrim | 13 | €119,500 | 10 | 3 |
| Limerick | 15 | €135,270 | 15 | 0 |
| Longford | 13 | €105,159 | 12 | 1 |
| Louth | 1 | €8,500 | 1 | 0 |
| Mayo | 17 | €159,076 | 15 | 2 |
| Meath | 6 | €52,000 | 6 | 0 |
| Monaghan | 15 | €136,730 | 10 | 5 |
| Offaly | 5 | €40,115 | 5 | 0 |
| Roscommon | 15 | €118,041 | 15 | 0 |
| Sligo | 16 | €137,990 | 15 | 1 |
| Tipperary | 7 | €47,600 | 5 | 2 |
| Waterford | 9 | €70,600 | 9 | 0 |
| Westmeath | 15 | €149,310 | 15 | 0 |
| Wexford | 2 | €16,450 | 1 | 1 |
| Wicklow | 6 | €48,066 | 3 | 3 |
| Inland Fisheries | 0 | |||
| Coillte | 0 | |||
| Udaras | 0 | |||
| Heritage Council | 0 | |||
| Total | 241 | €2,098,075 | 207 | 34 |
Table Cont
| Measure 2 | Measure 3 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | No. Applied | Amount Requested | No. Applied | Amount Requested | No. Approved | No. Unsuccessful |
| Carlow | 2 | €159,000 | 1 | €260,000 | 1 | |
| Cavan | 4 | €263,927 | 1 | €597,310 | 1 | 0 |
| Clare | 4 | €249,166 | 1 | €1,000,000 | 1 | |
| Cork | 4 | €362,000 | 1 | €1,000,000 | 1 | 0 |
| Donegal | 6 | €348,400 | 1 | €234,723 | 1 | |
| Dublin South | 2 | €200,000 | 1 | €750,000 | 1 | 0 |
| Fingal | 4 | €234,000 | 1 | €200,000 | 1 | |
| Galway | 7 | €351,850 | 1 | €137,040 | 1 | |
| Kerry | 4 | €383,920 | 1 | €448,527 | 1 | |
| Kildare | 0 | €0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kilkenny | 4 | €114,800 | 1 | €250,630 | 1 | |
| Laois | 3 | €266,687 | ||||
| Leitrim | 3 | €300,000 | 1 | €955,153 | 1 | |
| Limerick | 3 | €254,614 | 1 | €1,000,000 | 1 | |
| Longford | 5 | €217,000 | 1 | €350,000 | 1 | |
| Louth | 4 | €281,791 | ||||
| Mayo | 9 | €796,000 | 1 | €984,000 | 1 | |
| Meath | 4 | €222,760 | 1 | €1,000,000 | 1 | |
| Monaghan | 6 | €425,200 | 1 | €370,525 | 1 | |
| Offaly | 2 | €200,000 | 1 | €1,152,100 | 1 | |
| Roscommon | 4 | €228,728 | ||||
| Sligo | 5 | €289,452 | 1 | €840,285 | 1 | |
| Tipperary | 4 | €260,296 | 1 | €599,360 | 1 | |
| Waterford | 3 | €123,400 | 1 | €199,000 | 1 | |
| Westmeath | 4 | €204,509 | 1 | €784,324 | 1 | |
| Wexford | 3 | €224,394 | 1 | €342,800 | 1 | |
| Wicklow | 5 | €332,200 | 1 | €627,200 | 1 | |
| Inland Fisheries | 1 | €199,621 | 1 | |||
| Coillte | 1 | €2,000,000 | 1 | |||
| Udaras | 1 | €736,000 | 1 | |||
| Heritage Council | 1 | €986,692 | 1 | |||
| Total | 108 | €7,294,094 | 27 | €18,005,290 | 12 | 15 |
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