Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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174. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding Cork County Council has applied for across all available funding lines within his Department; and the amounts that have been drawn down. [43086/17]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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I assume the Deputy is referring to my Department's funding allocations for 2017 under the range of programmes and supports my Department funds.

Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP)

The SICAP allocation to Cork County Council for 2017 is €1,867,129, of which some €1,865,721 has been drawn down to date.

Communities Facilities Scheme  

The Local Community Development Committees and Municipal District, under the remit of the local authorities, deliver the Scheme in their own administrative areas.  Each local authority received an allocation of €64,500 in 2017.  

Public Participation Network 

A combination of direct funding by my Department (maximum €50,000 per local authority) to supplement funding provided by each local authority (minimum €30,000 per local authority), is made annually to local authorities to cover the costs associated with running their Public Participation Network (PPN). Cork County Council has received €30,000 this year for their PPN’s operating costs and up to €20,000 remains available based on actual and estimated expenditure incurred by the PPN in 2017.

Rural Broadband

Cork County Council received €35,000 from the Department to part-fund the appointment of a Broadband Officer.

National Rural Schemes

It should be noted that the schemes outlined in the table below refer to contractual arrangements with the Department that detail the timeframes around which the expenditure drawdown is expected. The dates range from end October to mid November 2017 and it is in this context that the drawdown to date remains at €0.

Libraries Development and Community Policy

¹ Max. contribution on basis of application submitted (and if approved in full)

² Max. contribution available for approved application

³ Full drawdown expected by end October 2017

4 Full drawdown expected by mid-December 2017