Written answers

Thursday, 17 February 2022

Department of Rural and Community Development

Dormant Accounts Fund

Photo of Jennifer Carroll MacNeillJennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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63. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding and number of programmes under the dormant accounts action plan which her Department will be running in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8529/22]

Photo of Joe O'BrienJoe O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Green Party)
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Under the Dormant Accounts Fund Action Plan 2022 the Department of Rural and Community have seven measures running in 2022.  These are listed in the table below, along with the maximum approved funding amount as approved within the 2022 Dormant Accounts Action Plan. Funding approved under this plan will mostly be spent in 2022, in line with the €12.57 million allocation available for 2022, but some small amounts may be utilised in future years. Full details of the measures can be found in the 2022 Dormant Accounts Action Plan, which is available at: assets.gov.ie/204353/9d7a32c7-f6e7-4bf4-92ea-6560fbebb716.pdf

Measure 2022 Max Amount in Action Plan
Social Enterprise Measure €2,300,000
Senior Alerts Scheme €3,000,000
Targeted Social Inclusion Measures €720,330
Pre-Social Cohesion Project €150,000
Supporting public libraries to address disadvantage €850,000
Participation and Engagement by marginalised and disadvantaged communities in the Local Economic and Community Planning (LECP) Process. €200,000
Rethink Ireland (formerly SIFI) €5,500,000

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