Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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512. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the disadvantaged areas identified that are eligible for funding under the community enhancement programme by local authority; the areas in each local authority that were eligible under RAPID that are not eligible under the community enhancement programme; and the new areas that were not eligible under RAPID that are now eligible under the community enhancement programme in tabular form. [53924/18]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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513. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the current and capital funding under the RAPID programme, community facilities scheme and community enhancement programme in each of the years 2016 to 2018; the amount expended in each such year; and the 2019 allocation in tabular form. [53925/18]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 512 and 513 together.

I launched the Community Enhancement Programme (CEP) earlier this year.

The programme replaces and builds on two schemes which operated in 2017, the Communities Facilities Scheme (CFS) and the re-cast RAPID programme. It was put in place following a review of those two schemes, and consideration of a Value-for-Money review of the original RAPID programme that closed to new applications in 2011.

Combining these schemes makes for a more flexible, streamlined and targeted approach to providing funding to those communities most in need, while reducing the level of administration involved.

Under the new programme community groups in any area, regardless of its previous RAPID designation, can apply for funding. I have provided funding to each Local Authority (LA) area, taking into account levels of disadvantage and the overall population in each LA area. The Local Community Development Committee then administers the programme to ensure funding is allocated locally to community groups in areas that need it most, in order to address disadvantage as identified in their Local Economic and Community Plan.

The CEP and its predecessor programmes provide Capital funding only.

Capital Expenditure (for the CEP, CFS, and RAPID)

* A new CEP was introduced in 2018. It was funded initially by €2.5m from the RAPID subhead and €2m from the CFS subhead. Due to the success of the new CEP and the level of demand in communities, a further €8.5 million in Capital funding was allocated to the initial €4.5m in the second half of the year.

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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514. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the current and capital funding under the RAPID programme, community facilities scheme and community enhancement programme in each of the years 2016 to 2018 to the Dublin north east inner city; the amount expended in each such year; and the 2019 allocation to the Dublin north east inner city in tabular form. [53926/18]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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My Department provides funding towards initiatives in the Dublin North East Inner City (NEIC) area.

This is being used towards addressing specific community structural issues, including community engagement, social employment and community development, and to support local community and youth projects through complementing existing programmes such as SICAP.

The funding supports the social and economic regeneration of an area which is at the heart of our capital city and underlines the Government’s commitment to ensuring that the recommendations of the Mulvey Report are implemented.

The following table lays out the requested detail for the NEIC.

Separately, my Department provides funding to community groups in the wider Dublin City Council area under the Community Enhancement Programme (and its predecessor programmes).