Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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1750. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount allocated to each local authority under the CLÁR programme in each of the years 2017 to 2019; the amount paid to each local authority up to 31 August 2019 for each allocation in tabular form; the amount paid out to date out of the amount allocated to each local authority in each such year based on latest data to 31 August 2019 as a percentage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36264/19]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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In 2017, I approved over €5.7 million in CLÁR funding to Local Authorities. To date, over €5.5 million of this funding has been drawn down; this equates to 97% of the total allocated to the Local Authorities.

In 2018, I approved over €9.2 million in CLÁR funding to Local Authorities. To date, almost €7.7 million of this funding has been drawn down; this equates to 83% of the total allocated to Local Authorities.

My Department is currently engaging with the Local Authorities to close off their 2017 and 2018 projects.

On 26th August, I announced funding of over €3.8 million for projects to be delivered through the Local Authorities under the 2019 CLÁR programme. No payments have yet been made in respect of these projects.

The details requested by the Deputy for each Local Authority are provided in the following tables.

It should be noted that funding under some CLÁR Measures is provided directly to applicant organisations and is not routed through the Local Authorities. This funding is not included in the figures provided below. However, details of all projects approved under the CLÁR programme are available at www.gov.ie/en/policy-information/91ba52-clar/.

Table 1: CLÁR 2017 Allocations and Payments

*includes payment for a project under Measure 4 of the 2017 Scheme (First Response Support) paid directly to Monaghan Local Authority.

Table 2: CLÁR 2018 Allocations and Payments

Table 3: CLÁR 2019 Allocations and Payments