Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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885. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each individual project approved under measures 1, 2 and 3 of the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme in County Tipperary in 2020 and 2021; the grant approved for each project; the current status of each project; and the completion date for each project. [22950/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS) is funded by my Department under Our Rural Futurein partnership with Fáilte Ireland. ORIS provides funding under a number of measures for the development of new outdoor recreational infrastructure and for the necessary repair, enhancement or promotion of existing outdoor recreation infrastructure in countryside areas across Ireland. The 2022 measures are:

- Measure 1 for small scale projects requiring funding of up to €30,000;

- Measure 2 for medium scale projects with funding of up to €200,000;

- Measure 3 for large scale projects seeking funding of up to €500,000; and

- Project Development Measure funding of up to €50,000 for development costs for strategic large scale projects.

Since the launch of the Scheme, over €87 million of funding has been approved for more than 1,200 projects across Ireland. I launched the 2022 Scheme in February this year with a fund of €15 million.

The following table outlines the details and status of each individual project approved under the Scheme in County Tipperary in each of the years of 2020 and 2021:

Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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886. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each individual project approved under the town and village renewal scheme in County Tipperary in each of the years of 2020 and 2021 including the grant approved for each project; and the completion date for each project. [22951/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Town and Village Renewal Scheme (TVRS) is part of a range of measures to support the revitalisation of rural Ireland. The programme is funded under Project Ireland 2040 as part of Our Rural Future.

In February 2022 I announced almost €18.5 million in funding for projects under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme 2021. I announced further funding of €850,000 in March for projects under the new Project Development Measure 2021.

Since the launch of the Scheme in 2016, over €113 million of funding has been approved for more than 1,400 projects across Ireland. I will shortly announce details of the 2022 Town & Village Renewal Scheme.

The following table outlines the details and status of each individual project approved under the Scheme in County Tipperary in each of the years of 2020 and 2021: