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Tuesday, 8 May 2018

Department of Rural and Community Development

RAPID Programme

Photo of Barry CowenBarry Cowen (Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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434. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding for the RAPID programme in each of the years 2007 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19910/18]

Photo of Michael RingMichael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The following table sets out funding provided under RAPID from 2007 to 2017. The original RAPID programme was closed to applications from 2011 onwards. Spend in the years from 2011 to 2016 reflects my Department’s contractual commitments under existing RAPID projects, mainly under the Sports Capital Scheme.

In 2017, a recast RAPID programme was launched. The spend in 2017 includes expenditure relating to contractual commitments under the original RAPID programme, funding for the new recast RAPID programme, and funding which was ring fenced for the Dublin North East Inner City area.

Year Outturn - €'000s
2007 6,873
2008 9,578
2009 10,406
2010 6,067
2011 2,269
2012 3,062
2013 261
2014 170
2015 317
2016 32
2017 4,962
Allocation
2018 6,000

In 2017, the total funding allocation under the RAPID subhead was €5 million. Of this, under the new recast RAPID programme each of the 31 Local Authority areas received an allocation of €64,500. Separately, €2.5 million was ring fenced for the Dublin North East Inner City area.  In addition, €0.5 million (of the €5 million total) was allocated to honour legacy commitments under the original RAPID programme.

For 2018, the budget available for the recast national RAPID programme is €2 million. In addition, there are provisions in 2018 for €3.5 million relating to the Dublin North East Inner City area and €0.5 million for legacy commitments relating to the original RAPID programme. 

My Department is currently reviewing the recast RAPID Programme to facilitate improvements for 2018.  Any changes will be communicated to stakeholders on the announcement of the 2018 scheme.

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