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Thursday, 28 March 2019

Department of Rural and Community Development

Leader Programmes Data

Photo of Dara CallearyDara 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]

Photo of Michael RingMichael 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 GroupTotal AllocationTotal Spend% of Allocation SpentProject Spend
Carlow€6,416,803€1,461,56823%€871,066
Cavan€8,522,286€1,337,60616%€630,488
Clare€8,920,225€2,032,25023%€613,914
Cork North€5,091,846€1,429,60728%€514,484
Cork South€3,831,303€834,26822%€213,124
Cork West€5,015,674€1,095,57322%€196,938
Donegal€12,913,878€3,728,23029%€2,122,541
Dublin Rural€6,370,438€1,165,92318%€401,712
Galway East€7,655,851€1,088,38014%€38,024
Galway West€4,540,033€633,85214%€143,852
Kerry€10,219,868€2,756,65527%€1,127,766
Kildare€5,261,600€656,20212%€110,037
Kilkenny€7,791,573€1,981,47925%€674,184
Laois€7,124,587€1,421,47120%€699,089
Leitrim€5,998,475€1,111,09719%€433,716
Limerick€9,276,594€2,307,91025%€796,036
Longford€7,597,623€856,74911%€111,398
Louth€6,101,862€1,129,10719%€389,346
Mayo€11,121,432€2,380,96621%€692,008
Meath€6,903,124€1,007,67615%€113,876
Monaghan€7,592,720€1,196,20516%€516,742
Offaly€8,036,764€2,010,15425%€1,050,077
Roscommon€8,852,659€1,209,56914%€325,312
Sligo€7,655,648€1,449,97519%€791,919
Tipperary€10,103,443€1,796,79618%€649,777
Waterford€7,522,796€2,507,10633%€1,598,618
Westmeath€7,384,206€1,163,42616%€348,887
Wexford€9,840,141€1,439,57515%€576,777
Wicklow€6,336,549€1,006,62816%€211,000
Grand Total€220,000,000€44,196,00220%€16,962,709

Photo of Dara CallearyDara 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]

Photo of Michael RingMichael 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 GroupNo. of Projects Approved
Carlow24
Cavan47
Clare115
Cork North46
Cork South18
Cork West24
Donegal104
Dublin Rural46
Galway East41
Galway West27
Kerry190
Kildare21
Kilkenny54
Laois57
Leitrim54
Limerick72
Longford44
Louth57
Mayo103
Meath34
Monaghan38
Offaly111
Roscommon39
Sligo81
Tipperary112
Waterford45
Westmeath49
Wexford95
Wicklow36
Grand Total1,784

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