Written answers
Friday, 7 September 2018
Department of Rural and Community Development
Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme
Tony McLoughlin (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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1194. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when funding allocations under measure 2 of the outdoor recreational scheme will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36513/18]
Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme is part of the Government’s Action Plan for Rural Development and provides funding for the development of new outdoor recreational infrastructure or the necessary maintenance, enhancement or promotion of existing outdoor recreational infrastructure in Ireland.
On 28thMay last, I announced details of €12 million in funding for Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure under three separate measures:
- Measure 1: Small maintenance/promotion of existing infrastructure (maximum grant €20,000)
- Measure 2: Medium scale repair/upgrade and development of new small/medium infrastructure (maximum grant €200,000), and
- Measure 3: Repair/upgrade and development of larger more strategic projects (grant of between €200,001 and €500,000).
The closing date for applications under Measure 1 was Friday 6thJuly 2018, and for Measures 2 and 3 the closing date was Friday 27thJuly 2018. Applications under the scheme are currently being assessed and I hope to announce successful projects under Measure 1 in the coming weeks with similar announcements under Measures 2 and 3 to follow.
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