Written answers

Wednesday, 10 November 2021

Department of Rural and Community Development

Rural Schemes

Photo of Patricia RyanPatricia Ryan (Kildare South, Sinn Fein)
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277. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when Leader funding that has been awarded will be paid to a centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55094/21]

Photo of Heather HumphreysHeather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The LEADER programme is a key intervention implemented by my Department which will help to underpin the Government's rural development goals as outlined in Our Rural Future.

LEADER is administered by 29 Local Action Groups (LAGs) which deliver funding in accordance with Local Development Strategies that have been agreed for each LAG area. Each LAG has been given a funding allocation for the duration of the programme. Project applications are made to, and approved by, the relevant LAG in each LEADER area.

Payment claims are submitted to my Department by the LAGs when projects are up and running and have incurred expenditure. The approved works must be completed by the project promoter prior to any phased or final payments being made.

With regard to the project referred to by the Deputy, I understand that the project is still under construction and that the promoters have received payment in respect of three claims submitted. A fourth claim for payment was recently submitted by the promoter and is currently under review by the relevant Local Action Group with a view to payment once all the appropriate regulatory administrative checks have been successfully completed.

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