Written answers
Tuesday, 26 April 2022
Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Departmental Funding
Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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294. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if funding (details supplied) that has been allocated has been drawn down and spent; if there has been a follow up or appraisal on the funding given under the various programmes or headings; if any of the allocated funding has been recouped or unspent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20394/22]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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Details requested of all funding provided by my Department to Mayo County Council from January 2017 to date have been provided in the table below:
| Regional Waste Management Planning Office | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds allocated | €78,000 | €78,000 | €97,500 | €97,500 | €97,500 | €97,500 |
| Funds drawn down | €78,000 | €78,000 | €97,500 | €97,500 | €97,500 | €0 |
| Funds unspent | €0 | €0 | €0 | €0 | €0 | €97,500 |
| Funds recouped | €0 | €0 | €0 | €0 | €0 | €0 |
| Has a follow up appraisal been carried out? | No | No | No | No | No | N/A |
| Lead Authority Atlantic Seaboard North CARO | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Funds allocated | €495,000 | €495,000 | €495,000 | €495,000 | ||
| Funds drawn down* | €105,644 | €351,004 | €475,862 | €500,520 | ||
| Funds unspent | €389,356 | €143,996 | €19,138 | €0 | ||
| Funds recouped | €0 | €0 | €0 | €0 | ||
| Has a follow up appraisal been carried out? | Mayo County Council provide input to annual progress reports provided to the Department in relation to the 4 CARO Offices | |||||
| Anti-Dumping Initiative | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Funds allocated | €29,946 | €81,793 | €144,238 | €131,736 | €103,156 | |
| Funds drawn down | €29,946 | €81,793 | €144,238 | €131,736 | €103,156 | |
| Funds unspent | €0 | €0 | €0 | €0 | €0 | |
| Funds recouped | €0 | €0 | €0 | €0 | €0 | |
| Has a follow up appraisal been carried out? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Waste Enforcement Measures Grant Scheme | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Funds allocated | €156,000 | €156,000 | €156,000 | €265,472 | €265,472 | |
| Funds drawn down | €110,500 | €156,000 | €156,000 | €188,150 | €208,064 | |
| Funds unspent | €45,500 | €0 | €0 | €77,322 | €57,408 | |
| Funds recouped | €0 | €0 | €0 | €0 | €0 | |
| Has a follow up appraisal been carried out? | No | No | No | No | No | |
| Anti-Litter & Anti-Graffiti Awareness Grant Scheme | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Funds allocated | €23,000 | €23,000 | €20,000 | €20,000 | €25,000 | €25,000 |
| Funds drawn down | €23,000 | €23,000 | €20,000 | €13,780 | €25,000 | €0 |
| Funds unspent | €0 | €0 | €0 | €6,220 | €0 | €25,000 |
| Funds recouped | €0 | €0 | €0 | €0 | €0 | €0 |
| Has a follow up appraisal been carried out? | No | No | No | No | No | N/A |
| Litter Infrastructure Support Grant Scheme | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Funds allocated; | €125,000 | |||||
| Funds drawn down | €88,964 | |||||
| Funds unspent | €36,036 | |||||
| Funds recouped | €0 | |||||
| Has a follow up appraisal been carried out? | No | |||||
| Historic Tyre Stockpiles/ Landfill Remediation | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Funds allocated | €4,140 | €124,215 | €85,941 | 72,000 | €34,554 | |
| Funds drawn down | €4,140 | €124,215 | €20,941 | €5,746 | €791 | |
| Funds unspent | €0 | €0 | €65,000 | €66,254 | €33,763 | |
| Funds recouped | €0 | €0 | €0 | €0 | €0 | |
| Has a follow up appraisal been carried out? | N/A | N/A | On-going | On-going |
* Overspend against allocation of €5,520 in 2021 based on vouched expenses submitted by Mayo County Council. Unspent allocation does not carry forward to subsequent years.
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