Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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202. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the allocation of funding for 2017 under the CLÁR scheme, the REDZ scheme and the town and village renewal scheme respectively; the amount spent under each scheme to date in 2017; the value of the approved projects on which no funding has been claimed to date, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40022/17]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The 2017 CLÁR programme was launched on 31st March last, with a closing date of 5thMay.  More than 500 applications were received under the programme and a total of just under €7 million was allocated to 231 successful projects.

Table 1 shows the allocation of CLÁR funding on a county basis, along with the amount of funds drawn down to date.  It should be noted that the deadline for receipt of initial draw down requests is 31st October 2017; therefore the amount which has been paid out to date is not necessarily an indication of the extent of progress being made in delivering projects on the ground.

The 2017 Town and Village Renewal Scheme was launched on 13th April this year, with a focus on improving the economic development of our rural towns and villages. It is envisaged that up to €20 million in funding will be invested in supporting projects in up to 300 towns and villages over the next 12 to 15 months.  The assessment of applications is nearing completion and I hope to be in a position to announce the successful projects and allocations shortly.  There has been no expenditure on this scheme to date in 2017.

In relation to the REDZ scheme, there is no allocation for this programme in 2017.

Table 1 – 2017 CLÁR allocations and payments