Written answers
Wednesday, 21 February 2018
Department of Rural and Community Development
Local Authority Funding
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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49. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of the €28 million prepaid to local authorities at the end of 2016 that has not been spent to date by the local authorities on the projects for which it was approved, by local authority and type of project; the steps he has taken to ensure the moneys are either spent or repaid to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8714/18]
Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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As part of the Government’s programme to support rural development, a number of initiatives including CLÁR, the Rural Recreation Scheme, the Town and Village Renewal Scheme, and REDZ (Rural Economic Development Zones) were launched during 2016. In general, these initiatives were implemented through the Local Authorities.
Payments of approximately €28 million were made to the Local Authorities in 2016 to deliver these schemes. All funding was provided on the basis of sanction received from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and on foot of Funding Agreements signed with the Local Authorities.
I am providing the Deputy with a table which outlines the amount of funding provided to each Local Authority by programme in 2016 and the most up to date expenditure information available in respect of each scheme. The figures reflect the position to the end of December 2017. It should be noted that not all Local Authorities applied for, or were eligible for, every scheme.
My Department is continuing to work closely with all relevant Local Authorities to ensure that any remaining funding allocated to them is spent early in 2018 and in accordance with the original project proposals.
| County | Total amount disbursed REDZ 2016 | REDZ 2016 Total Department REDZ Grant spent by LA at the 31 Dec 2017 | Total amount paid Town and Village Renewal Scheme | Town and Village Total Department Grant spent by LA at the 31 Dec 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow | €200,000.00 | €125,388.00 | €380,000.00 | €380,000.00 |
| Cavan | €200,000.00 | €112,500.00 | €380,000.00 | €343,750.00 |
| Clare | €200,000.00 | €161,344.00 | €380,000.00 | €374,962.00 |
| Cork | €248,000.00 | €186,994.00 | €380,000.00 | €380,000.00 |
| Donegal | €298,000.00 | €206,470.00 | €380,000.00 | €0.00 |
| Dublin FINGAL DLR | €0.00 | €0.00 | €380,000.00 | €312,204.00 |
| Galway | €100,000.00 | €19,190.00 | €380,000.00 | €360,806.00 |
| Kerry | €150,195.00 | €150,195.00 | €380,000.00 | €380,000.00 |
| Kildare | €100,000.00 | €85,998.00 | €380,000.00 | €151,638.00 |
| Kilkenny | €200,000.00 | €200,000.00 | €380,000.00 | €380,000.00 |
| Laois | €200,000.00 | €172,592.00 | €380,000.00 | €249,379.00 |
| Leitrim | €300,000.00 | €235,177.00 | €380,000.00 | €380,000.00 |
| Limerick | €300,000.00 | €79,000.00 | €380,000.00 | €285,650.00 |
| Longford | €350,000.00 | €330,588.00 | €380,000.00 | €380,000.00 |
| Louth | €100,000.00 | €5,194.56 | €380,000.00 | €380,000.00 |
| Mayo | €150,000.00 | €138,331.00 | €380,000.00 | €380,000.00 |
| Meath | €200,000.00 | €151,542.00 | €380,000.00 | €337,270.00 |
| Monaghan | €290,000.00 | €290,000.00 | €380,000.00 | €377,324.00 |
| Offaly | €414,870.00 | €227,000.00 | €380,000.00 | €285,000.00 |
| Roscommon | €100,000.00 | €100,000.00 | €380,000.00 | €297,803.00 |
| Sligo | €800,000.00 | €570,000.00 | €380,000.00 | €380,000.00 |
| Tipperary | €699,221.00 | €325,506.00 | €380,000.00 | €342,991.00 |
| Waterford | €100,000.00 | €100,000.00 | €380,000.00 | €380,000.00 |
| Westmeath | €192,000.00 | €125,760.00 | €380,000.00 | €313,400.00 |
| Wexford | €100,000.00 | €100,000.00 | €380,000.00 | €321,759.00 |
| Wicklow | €150,556.00 | €21,304.00 | €380,000.00 | €352,000.00 |
| Sub Total | €6,142,842.00 | €4,220,073.56 | €9,880,000.00 | €8,505,936.00 |
table contd.
| County | Total amount disbursed CLAR 2016 Scheme | Total Department Grant spent by LA at the 31 Dec 2017 CLÁR (total of 3 measures) | Total amount disbursed Rural Recreation Scheme Local Authorities 2016 | Rural Rec Total Department Grant spent by LA at the 31 Dec 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow | €80,000.00 | €80,000 | €67,500.00 | €37,134.05 |
| Cavan | €498,184.00 | €433,482 | €45,567.00 | €45,567.00 |
| Clare | €284,000.00 | €284,000 | €255,625.20 | €203,151.00 |
| Cork | €562,222.40 | €419,612 | €417,815.15 | €379,580.05 |
| Donegal | €878,632.54 | €589,127 | €67,991.00 | €67,991.00 |
| Dublin FINGAL DLR | €0.00 | €0 | €33,666.94 | €31,341.21 |
| Galway | €392,000.00 | €363,826 | €248,950.00 | €107,170.63 |
| Kerry | €744,964.00 | €704,036 | €288,000.00 | €192,739.00 |
| Kildare | €0.00 | €0 | €0.00 | €0.00 |
| Kilkenny | €223,000.00 | €215,330 | €0.00 | €0.00 |
| Laois | €148,900.00 | €134,500 | €256,000.00 | €200,000.00 |
| Leitrim | €274,800.00 | €274,800 | €480,000.00 | €78,645.90 |
| Limerick | €235,000.00 | €235,000 | €291,250.00 | €291,250.00 |
| Longford | €237,560.00 | €225,832 | €190,000.00 | €190,000.00 |
| Louth | €173,520.00 | €156,768 | €0.00 | €0.00 |
| Mayo | €976,869.00 | €857,870 | €455,000.00 | €376,856.50 |
| Meath | €127,600.00 | €124,365 | €50,000.00 | €50,000.00 |
| Monaghan | €356,440.00 | €342,758 | €273,014.00 | €264,779.00 |
| Offaly | €123,398.00 | €123,400 | €172,959.00 | €11,143.00 |
| Roscommon | €406,497.40 | €394,529 | €0.00 | €0.00 |
| Sligo | €598,400.00 | €558,400 | €42,562.50 | €42,562.50 |
| Tipperary | €371,000.00 | €373,346 | €85,208.00 | €57,165.35 |
| Waterford | €261,600.00 | €237,900 | €0.00 | €0.00 |
| Westmeath | €214,280.00 | €170,279 | €219,590.00 | €219,590.00 |
| Wexford | €0.00 | €0 | €189,455.00 | €188,838.13 |
| Wicklow | €70,000.00 | €70,000 | €0.00 | €0.00 |
| Sub Total | €8,238,867.34 | €7,369,160 | €4,130,153.79 | €3,035,504.32 |
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