Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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540. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount allocated to each local authority under the town and village renewal scheme in each year since it was established; the amount expended by each local authority at the end of each such year to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4192/19]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The Town and Village Renewal Scheme was introduced in the second half of 2016 and, to date, almost €53 million has been approved for more than 670 projects across the country.

The following tables detail the funding allocated to each local authority under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme in each of the years 2016, 2017 and 2018, and the cumulative amount paid by my Department against those allocations at the end of each year.

Payments in respect of the 2016 scheme were made in November 2016. The 2017 and 2018 schemes provided for payments on a phased basis. The 2017 scheme allowed for the drawdown of 50% of funding on certification that 20% of the works had been completed. The 2018 scheme allowed for 50% of funding to be drawn down on certification that 50% of expenditure had actually been incurred by the Local Authority. The tables reflect the amounts paid to Local Authorities on this basis for 2017 and 2018.

It should be noted that projects under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme can typically take 12 to 18 months to complete. The 2018 allocations under the 2018 scheme were announced on 5 October 2018.

2016 Town and Village Renewal Scheme

2017 Town and Village Renewal Scheme

2018 Town and Village Renewal Scheme