Written answers
Thursday, 28 March 2019
Department of Rural and Community Development
Leader Programmes Data
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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184. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount allocated to each LAG under the 2014 to 2020 Leader programme; the amount expended under the 2014 to 2020 Leader programme in each LAG based on the latest data; the spend as a percentage of the amount allocated to each LAG to date based on latest data; the amount expended to date on project costs by each LAG based on the latest data in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14708/19]
Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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LEADER is a multi-annual programme with a total budget of €250 million over the period 2014-2020. €220 million of this funding has been allocated to the Local Action Groups (LAGs) throughout the country who deliver the LEADER programme. This core funding is allocated to the LAGs for the full period of the programme.
The remaining €30 million is available for thematic schemes to be delivered at a national level and is allocated as projects are approved.
Table 1 below provides details of:
- The core allocations to the each of the LAGs under the LEADER 2014-2020 programme;
- The total expenditure to date by LAG which includes project costs, the administration costs of the LAGs and the cost associated with their engagement with promoters to develop projects;
- The total expenditure to date expressed as a percentage of the LAGs' allocation; and,
- The total expenditure to date incurred in respect of projects.
The figures do not include expenditure under national-level thematic schemes which operate on a competitive bid basis.
There was a significant increase in both project approvals and expenditure in 2018. I am confident that the progress now being made by the LAGs in approving projects, along with the administrative improvements introduced by my Department, will result in a continued increase in project approvals and payments under the LEADER programme during 2019.
Table 1: LEADER expenditure data as of 24th March 2019
Local Action Group | Total Allocation | Total Spend | % of Allocation Spent | Project Spend |
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Carlow | €6,416,803 | €1,461,568 | 23% | €871,066 |
Cavan | €8,522,286 | €1,337,606 | 16% | €630,488 |
Clare | €8,920,225 | €2,032,250 | 23% | €613,914 |
Cork North | €5,091,846 | €1,429,607 | 28% | €514,484 |
Cork South | €3,831,303 | €834,268 | 22% | €213,124 |
Cork West | €5,015,674 | €1,095,573 | 22% | €196,938 |
Donegal | €12,913,878 | €3,728,230 | 29% | €2,122,541 |
Dublin Rural | €6,370,438 | €1,165,923 | 18% | €401,712 |
Galway East | €7,655,851 | €1,088,380 | 14% | €38,024 |
Galway West | €4,540,033 | €633,852 | 14% | €143,852 |
Kerry | €10,219,868 | €2,756,655 | 27% | €1,127,766 |
Kildare | €5,261,600 | €656,202 | 12% | €110,037 |
Kilkenny | €7,791,573 | €1,981,479 | 25% | €674,184 |
Laois | €7,124,587 | €1,421,471 | 20% | €699,089 |
Leitrim | €5,998,475 | €1,111,097 | 19% | €433,716 |
Limerick | €9,276,594 | €2,307,910 | 25% | €796,036 |
Longford | €7,597,623 | €856,749 | 11% | €111,398 |
Louth | €6,101,862 | €1,129,107 | 19% | €389,346 |
Mayo | €11,121,432 | €2,380,966 | 21% | €692,008 |
Meath | €6,903,124 | €1,007,676 | 15% | €113,876 |
Monaghan | €7,592,720 | €1,196,205 | 16% | €516,742 |
Offaly | €8,036,764 | €2,010,154 | 25% | €1,050,077 |
Roscommon | €8,852,659 | €1,209,569 | 14% | €325,312 |
Sligo | €7,655,648 | €1,449,975 | 19% | €791,919 |
Tipperary | €10,103,443 | €1,796,796 | 18% | €649,777 |
Waterford | €7,522,796 | €2,507,106 | 33% | €1,598,618 |
Westmeath | €7,384,206 | €1,163,426 | 16% | €348,887 |
Wexford | €9,840,141 | €1,439,575 | 15% | €576,777 |
Wicklow | €6,336,549 | €1,006,628 | 16% | €211,000 |
Grand Total | €220,000,000 | €44,196,002 | 20% | €16,962,709 |
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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185. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of projects approved to date by each LAG under the 2014 to 2020 Leader programme in tabular form. [14709/19]
Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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LEADER is a multi-annual programme which has a total budget of €250 million over the period to 2020. €220 million of this funding has been allocated to each of the individual Local Action Groups (LAGs) who deliver LEADER. The remaining €30 million is available for schemes to be delivered at a national level and is allocated as projects are approved.
Table 1 below provides a breakdown of the number of projects approved by each Local Action Group to date.
The level of project activity under the LEADER programme has increased significantly since the start of 2018, and 1,784 projects have now been approved for funding of over €61 million. A further 389 project applications, requesting an additional €23.5 million, are at various stages in the approval process.
Table 1: Total LEADER Approvals by LAG as of 24th March 2019
Local Action Group | No. of Projects Approved |
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Carlow | 24 |
Cavan | 47 |
Clare | 115 |
Cork North | 46 |
Cork South | 18 |
Cork West | 24 |
Donegal | 104 |
Dublin Rural | 46 |
Galway East | 41 |
Galway West | 27 |
Kerry | 190 |
Kildare | 21 |
Kilkenny | 54 |
Laois | 57 |
Leitrim | 54 |
Limerick | 72 |
Longford | 44 |
Louth | 57 |
Mayo | 103 |
Meath | 34 |
Monaghan | 38 |
Offaly | 111 |
Roscommon | 39 |
Sligo | 81 |
Tipperary | 112 |
Waterford | 45 |
Westmeath | 49 |
Wexford | 95 |
Wicklow | 36 |
Grand Total | 1,784 |
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