Written answers
Wednesday, 11 May 2022
Department of Rural and Community Development
Departmental Funding
Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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291. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of investment and funding that her Department has provided to south west Cork since 1 January 2017; the schemes under which this funding was assigned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23882/22]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The tables below provides details of the amount of funding allocated to county Cork since July 2017 (when my Department was established) and details of the schemes under which this funding was assigned.
Unfortunately, this project data is not available at the specific granular geographical level requested by the Deputy.
| Allocations to County Cork 2017-2022 | € |
|---|---|
| Totals 2022 (to date) | 14,779,476 |
| Totals 2021 | 22,444,255 |
| Totals 2020 | 21,791,995 |
| Totals 2019 | 16,845,635 |
| Totals 2018 | 17,591,322 |
| Totals 2017 | 9,291,572 |
| Overall Totals 2017-2022 | 102,744,255 |
2017 County Cork Allocations
| Scheme Name | € |
|---|---|
| LEADER | 493,598.00 |
| Town and Village Renewal | 1,347,826.77 |
| CLÁR | 260,916.00 |
| Rural Recreation Scheme | 1,109,520.00 |
| Local Improvement Scheme* | 1,151,985.00 |
| Tidy Towns | 118,000.00 |
| National Walks Scheme | 777,656.19 |
| Broadband officer | 70,000.00 |
| Volunteering | 123,800.00 |
| LCDCs | 23,221.13 |
| Libraries Development Unit | 336,092.00 |
| SICAP Lots - B.4.4 Subhead | 3,078,957.00 |
| Local/Regional Development Supports - B.4.1 Subhead | 30,000.00 |
| RAPID | 129,000.00 |
| Communities Facilities Scheme | 129,000.00 |
| Agricultural Shows | 112,000.00 |
| Totals € | 9,291,572.09 |
| 2018 | Cork |
|---|---|
| Scheme Name | € |
| LEADER | 3,027,886.36 |
| Town and Village Renewal | 1,001,800.00 |
| CLÁR (see note below for national orgs) | 737,878.00 |
| Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme | 598,486.29 |
| Local Improvement Scheme | 1,700,000.00 |
| Tidy Towns | 143,000.00 |
| National Walks Scheme | 745,126.12 |
| Rural Regeneration and Development Fund | 2,157,375.00 |
| Digital Innovation Programme | 8,000.00 |
| Volunteering | 123,800.00 |
| LCDCs | 146,494.89 |
| Libraries Development Unit | 417,083.54 |
| SICAP Lots - B.4.4 Subhead | 3,158,958.39 |
| Local/Regional Development Supports - B.4.1 Subhead | 40,000.00 |
| Community Enhancement Programme (excluding Men's Shed fund) | 1,078,040.00 |
| Men's Shed fund | 44,927.00 |
| Community Services Programme | 2,295,466.62 |
| Broadband Officer Payments | 84,000.00 |
| Agricultural Shows | 83,000.00 |
| Total | 17,591,322.21 |
| 2019 | Cork |
|---|---|
| Scheme Name | € |
| LEADER | 2,473,628 |
| Town and Village Renewal | 1,002,300 |
| CLÁR. National projects figures included | 294,809 |
| Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme | 85,280 |
| Local Improvement Scheme | 900,000 |
| Tidy Towns | 143,000 |
| National Walks Scheme | 115,955 |
| Rural Regeneration Fund | 4,946,858 |
| Broadband Officer Payments | 84,000 |
| Volunteering | 123,800 |
| LCDCs* | 154,152 |
| Libraries Development | 365,548 |
| Community Services Programme | 2,535,633 |
| SICAP Lots | 3,159,207 |
| Community Enhancement Programme | 310,003 |
| Mens and Women's Shed's from Dormant Accounts fund | 48,430 |
| Social Enterprise - Small Capital Grants Pilot Scheme | 103,033 |
| Totals 2019 | 16,845,635 |
2020 County by County Allocations
| - | Cork |
|---|---|
| Scheme Name | € |
| Broadband connection points (BCP) Capitation Grants T1 | 13,200 |
| BCP RSP (Retail Service Provided) | 2,080 |
| Broadband Officer Payments | 84,000 |
| CLÁR | 273,402 |
| Community & Voluntary Covid19 Stability Scheme (DAF Funding / Community Policy Unit) | 3,414,458 |
| Community Enhancement Programme | 143,202 |
| Community Enhancement Programme for Community Centres/Facilities (Government July Stimulus Package) | 426,973 |
| Community Services Programme | 2,677,628 |
| COVID-19 Emergency Fund | 208,303 |
| COVID-19 Emergency Fund Additional Funding (Dec) | 127,969 |
| Local Community Development Committee: LCDCs | 187,477 |
| LEADER | 4,120,813 |
| Libraries Capital Investment Programme | 200,000 |
| Libraries Development | 207,682 |
| Local Improvement Scheme | 900,000 |
| National Walks Scheme | 485,792 |
| Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme | 1,247,057 |
| Public Participation Networks | 131,400 |
| Rural Regeneration and Development Fund | 828,150 |
| SICAP Lots | 3,253,984 |
| Social Enterprise - Small Capital Grants Scheme | 78,400 |
| Social Enterprise - Virtual Event Hosting funding | |
| Tidy Towns | 101,000 |
| Town and Village Renewal | 1,410,540 |
| Volunteering B3 | 119,769 |
| Volunteering Dormant Accounts | |
| WiFi4EU | 14,585 |
| Islands Funding Streams Current allocations 2020 | |
| Cork Ferry Service: See Comment for service details | 1,134,132 |
| County Totals 2020 | 21,791,995 |
2021 County by County Allocations
| - | Cork |
|---|---|
| Scheme Name | € |
| BCP RSP (Retail Service Provided) | 13,254 |
| Broadband Officer Payments (€42k per Local Authority) | 42,000 |
| CLÁR | 401,226 |
| 2021 Community Enhancement Programme (launched 10th May) | 310,002 |
| Community Activities Fund under Community Enhancement Programme 2021 (launched 11th Nov) | 620,006 |
| Community Services Programme | 2,685,191 |
| Digital Innovation Programme | 29,000 |
| LEADER | 3,960,303 |
| Libraries Capital Investment Programme | 205,356 |
| Libraries Development | 78,720 |
| Local Community Development Committees | 173,056 |
| Local Improvement Scheme | 1,412,738 |
| National Walks Scheme | 977,176 |
| Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme | 887,625 |
| Public Participation Networks(up to €75k per county | 49,418.49 |
| Rural Regeneration and Development Fund | 4,861,211 |
| SICAP Lots | 3,253,984 |
| Tidy Towns not announced | 149,000 |
| Totals € | 452,957 |
| Volunteering B3 | 123,800 |
| Cork Ferry Service: See Comment for service details | 1,180,867 |
| Non-Gaeltacht Islands development company funding | 237,000 |
| Connected Hubs Call | 340,365 |
| Totals 2021 | 22,444,255 |
2022 County by County Allocations to-date
| - | Cork |
|---|---|
| Scheme Name | € |
| LEADER | 4,118,289 |
| Libraries Development | 50,000 |
| Local Community Development Committees | 173,056 |
| Local Improvement Scheme | 879,099 |
| Walks Scheme | 1,230,437 |
| Public Participation Networks(up to €75k per county | 75,700 |
| Rural Regeneration and Development Fund | 1,935,000 |
| SICAP Lots | 3,663,818 |
| Social Enterprise - ARISE Scheme Awardees 2022 | 50,000 |
| Town and Village Renewal | 1,311,973 |
| Volunteering B3 | 123,800 |
| Cork Ferry Service: See Comment for service details | 1,168,304 |
| Totals 2022 | 14,779,476 |
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