Paul Donnelly (Dublin West, Sinn Fein)
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978. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the capital budget allocation for the outdoor recreation and infrastructure scheme in each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [5122/21]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Since the launch of the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS) in 2016, my Department has invested over €55.2 million in over 920 projects across Ireland.

The capital budget allocation for the scheme in 2019 and 2020 was €10 million.

Recognising the importance of outdoor recreation to our physical and mental wellbeing, particularly at this time, I secured a 20% increase in funding for the scheme this year, to €12 million.

It should be noted that Fáilte Ireland also provides a financial contribution to projects approved under the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme and will provide €4 million in additional funding for the 2021 scheme.  The combined funding provided by my Department and Fáilte Ireland will allow for the approval of a large number of outdoor recreation projects this year.

The following table outlines my Department's capital budget allocation for the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme in each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021, as requested: