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Thursday, 18 April 2019

Department of Rural and Community Development

Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Funding

Photo of John CurranJohn Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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279. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocated to the social inclusion and community activation programme in each year since being established in tabular form; the allocation in 2019; the amount expended in each such year and to date in 2019; the expenditure incurred under this scheme in each year and to date in 2019, by county; and the share of funds provided by EU structural funding and the Exchequer, respectively. [18241/19]

Photo of Michael RingMichael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The funding allocated to and amount expended by the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) from its inception on the 1 April 2015 to date is listed in Table 1.

Table 1:

Year20152016201720182019
Allocated €m28.03837.44137.44138.02838.028
Expended €m26.83735.08337.29937.81218.856

Table 2 provides funding allocations and the Department's expenditure per county for SICAP 2015 to 2019. 

SICAP commenced on 1 April 2015 in most parts of the country.  Expenditure figures for Counties Meath in 2015 and Galway in 2015 and 2016 reflect the fact that a deliberative process was ongoing at the time, SICAP commenced in Meath in May 2015 and in Galway County in January 2017.  Programme Implementers which had an underspend in 2015 and 2016 were permitted to offset the underspend against the following years budget.

Table 2:Funding allocations and the Department's expenditure per county

2015 Allocation2015 Funding Issued2016 Allocation2016 Funding Issued
Carlow 402,321402,321536,428533,928
Cavan 556,338556,338741,784720,487
Clare 641,506641,506855,341797,663
Cork2,309,0732,309,0733,078,9563,067,295
Donegal 1,480,9351,480,9351,974,5801,920,151
Dublin 7,149,3147,149,3149,532,5559,196,834
Galway1,688,280487,0932,251,039649,427
Kerry 1,222,1991,222,1991,629,5981,626,089
Kildare 765,170765,1701,020,2271,020,227
Kilkenny 455,860455,860607,813605,399
Laois 423,048423,048564,064559,205
Leitrim 393,488393,488524,650481,609
Limerick 1,639,0701,639,0702,185,4272,178,573
Longford 383,669383,669511,559492,145
Louth 965,881965,8811,287,8411,264,703
Mayo 930,908930,9081,241,2111,215,481
Meath235,799235,799371,072369,743
Monaghan 464,453464,453619,271612,427
Offaly 553,736553,736738,314725,952
Roscommon 448,762448,762598,350591,906
Sligo 439,136439,136585,514554,930
Tipperary 841,838841,8381,122,4501,116,186
Waterford 823,835823,8351,098,4461,087,865
Westmeath 574,661574,661766,215751,530
Wexford 1,276,3111,276,3111,701,7481,697,683
Wicklow 972,584972,5841,296,7771,245,474
Totals28,038,17526,836,98837,441,23035,082,912

2017 Allocation2017 Funding Issued2018 Allocation2018 Funding Issued 2019 Allocation2019 Funding Issued
Carlow 536,428536,426547,157546,719547,157273,580
Cavan 741,784732,058756,620748,659 756,620378,310
Clare 855,341855,341872,448872,448872,448436,224
Cork3,078,9563,077,5473,159,2053,158,9593,159,2051,579,606
Donegal 1,974,5801,970,0672,008,9162,008,8022,008,9161,004,459
Dublin 9,532,5559,509,3649,656,9549,575,5039,656,9544,828,477
Galway2,251,0392,251,0392,251,0392,250,0982,251,0391,125,519
Kerry 1,629,5981,628,7421,629,5991,629,5991,629,599814,799
Kildare 1,020,2271,011,0631,061,0361,061,0361,061,036530,518
Kilkenny 607,813607,453632,126631,889632,126316,063
Laois 564,064554,502586,627586,625586,627293,314
Leitrim 524,650516,760524,650511,290524,650262,325
Limerick 2,185,4272,184,4092,185,4272,184,7182,185,4271,092,714
Longford 511,559506,591511,559500,352511,559255,780
Louth 1,287,8411,287,7081,313,5991,313,5991,313,599656,800
Mayo 1,241,2111,231,1521,269,9111,262,2311,269,911634,955
Meath371,072367,624393,336392,609393,336196,668
Monaghan 619,271614,852631,656628,332631,656315,828
Offaly 738,314731,384760,463750,858760,463380,232
Roscommon 598,350595,358598,350597,908598,350299,175
Sligo 585,514585,503585,514585,507585,514292,757
Tipperary 1,122,4501,105,8511,173,3861,157,2311,173,386586,693
Waterford 1,098,4461,095,3221,120,4151,089,3061,120,415560,208
Westmeath 766,215755,391781,539780,540781,539 390,770
Wexford 1,701,7481,698,9401,701,7481,677,3281,701,748850,874
Wicklow 1,296,7771,288,4051,314,3191,309,6181,314,319 657,160
Totals37,441,23037,298,85238,027,59937,811,764 38,027,59919,013,803

Table 3 provides information on funds received from the European Social Fund (ESF).  To date funding of €633,500 has been received from the European Social Fund (ESF).

Table 3:Funds received from the ESF to date which was for administration purposes only:

ESF receipts during 2016€181,000
ESF receipts during 2015€452,500

An allocation of €60m co-funding is available from the PEIL programme for SICAP 2018 to 2022. It is anticipated the first funding claim will be made to the European Commission in 2020.

Photo of John CurranJohn Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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280. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocated to the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme 2018-2022 in each year in tabular form. [18242/19]

Photo of Michael RingMichael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme 2018-2022 (SICAP) is a €190m, five year national programme, delivered locally to help those in the greatest need. The SICAP vision is to improve the life chances of those who are marginalised in society, living in poverty or unemployed. 

The funding allocated is set out in the table. The funding for 2020 onwards is indicative and subject to the budgetary  process.  It is my intention to secure increased funding for this vital programme from 2020 onwards.

2018 2019202020212022
€38.028m€38.028m €38.028m€38.028m€38.028m 

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