Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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1197. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount allocated by current and capital expenditure in 2018 to schemes (details supplied). [36938/18]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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My Department operates a suite of programmes designed to support rural communities. These include the Town and Village Renewal Scheme, the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme, the CLÁR programme, the Local Improvement Scheme and the Walks Scheme.

Table 1 below provides details of the current and capital allocations announced under these programmes to date in 2018.  In the case of schemes for which announcements are pending, the projected indicative allocation is provided.

In most cases, projects supported under these programmes run over a 12-18 month period from the time the funding is approved.  Expenditure under the 2018 programmes will therefore be incurred over the 2018 and 2019 financial years.

However, projects under the Local Improvement Scheme are expected to be completed in 2018, while the Walks Scheme provides annual funding for the maintenance of sections of 39 trails that traverse private lands.

Table 1 – Rural programmes, 2018 allocations

* Indicative allocation.  Successful projects to be announced by end-September.

** Includes €2.2m allocated in January 2018 in respect of the 2017 programme call, and an indicative 2018 programme allocation of €12m.