Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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895. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the estimated full-year cost of increasing funding for small-scale rural projects, such as CLÁR by 10%. [20028/20]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The CLÁR programme provides funding for small scale projects in designated rural areas that have experienced significant levels of de-population. 

A total of €32.8 million has been approved for over 1,400 CLÁR projects since the programme was re-established in 2016.

An indicative budget of €5 million has been provided for CLÁR this year. A 10% increase in this level of funding would equate to €500,000.