Lisa Chambers (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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257. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the budget for the Western Development Commission for 2017; the projected budget for 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41061/17]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The Western Development Commission (WDC) was established on a statutory footing in 1999 under the Western Development Commission Act, 1998.  The main aim of the Commission is to promote, foster and encourage economic and social development in the Western Region, covering counties Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo, Mayo, Roscommon, Galway and Clare.

The Exchequer allocation for the WDC in the Revised Estimates Volume for 2017 is €2.495 million. This figure comprises €1.495 million in Current expenditure funding and €1 million in Capital funding.

The allocation to the WDC for 2018 will be agreed as part of the forthcoming Budget and Estimates process.