Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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596. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to outline in tabular form the number and detail of the recipients of the outdoor rural recreation fund for 2017 and to date 2018; and the amount approved. [41779/18]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (previously known as the Rural Recreation Scheme) provides funding for the development of new outdoor recreational infrastructure and for the maintenance and promotion of existing outdoor recreational infrastructure in rural Ireland.

A total of €13.6 million was allocated to 251 projects under the 2017 scheme.

I launched the 2018 Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme on 1st June last, with an indicative budget of €12 million under three measures. The final closing date for applications under the 2018 scheme was 27 July 2018.

On 18th September, I approved over €1.8 million for 128 small projects under Measure 1, which supports small-scale projects. Further approvals in respect of medium and large-scale projects will be announced shortly under Measures 2 and 3 of the scheme respectively.

Details of all projects approved under the scheme since its inception are available on the Rural Development pages of my Department’s website at: www.drcd.gov.ie/about/rural/rural-development/rural-recreation.