Written answers
Thursday, 15 December 2022
Department of Rural and Community Development
Departmental Funding
Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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36. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding that was provided to counties Cavan and Monaghan from her Department in 2021 and to date in 2022, broken down by project in tabular form. [62504/22]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Details of funding provided by my Department for Cavan and Monaghan in 2021 and 2022 to date, as requested by the Deputy, are set out below. Details of successful individual projects can be found on my Department’s website www.drcd.gov.ie.
| Scheme/Programme | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Connected Hubs | Cavan €236,016 Monaghan €354,925 | Cavan €138,000 Monaghan €353,009 |
| CLÁR | Cavan €391,241 Monaghan €341,184 | Cavan €616,057 Monaghan €784,362 |
| Rural Regeneration and Development Fund | Cavan €2,211,570 Monaghan €10,765,495 | Cavan €7,334,830 Monaghan €3,564,464 |
| Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme | Cavan €883,856 Monaghan €661,934 | Cavan €307,012 Monaghan €1,071,292 |
| Community Services Programme | Cavan €245,044 Monaghan €1,327,903 | Cavan €262,761 Monaghan €1,225,941 |
| Local Improvement Scheme | Cavan €1,119,389 Monaghan €1,326,223 | Cavan €1,273,457 Monaghan €932,889 |
| TidyTowns Grant Scheme | Cavan €37,000 Monaghan €32,000 | Cavan €30,000 Monaghan €28,000 |
| Libraries Dormant Accounts Fund | Cavan €17,382.82 Monaghan €24,293.49 | Cavan €27,888.06 Monaghan €25,601.67 |
| Misc Funding 2021 (Library delivery van) | Nil | Monaghan €20,000 (Approved 2021, Paid 2022) |
| Libraries Capital Programme (My Open Library) | Nil | Monaghan €108,720 |
| Libraries Capital Programme (Monaghan PEACE Campus) | Monaghan €2,033,331.36 | Nil to-date |
| Connected Hubs Voucher Scheme | Nil (scheme was not operating) | Cavan €920.00 Monaghan €1,173.30 |
| Broadband Connection Points - Thematic Programmes @BCP | Cavan €9,750 | Nil |
| Digital Innovation Programme | Monaghan €12,696 | Nil |
| WIFI4EU | Nil | Monaghan €60,000 |
| Broadband Officer Payment | Cavan €42,000 Monaghan €42,000 | Cavan €42,000 Monaghan €42,000 |
| Public Participation Networks | Cavan €50,219 Monaghan €60,274.14 | Cavan €69,259.20 Monaghan €75,700 |
| Walks Scheme | Nil | Cavan & Monaghan €59,221.41 |
| Senior Alerts Scheme | (Total participants as at 31 Dec 2021) Cavan - 1210 Monaghan - 1244 | (Total participants as at 30 Nov 2022) Cavan - 1522 Monaghan - 1492 |
| Town and Village Renewal Scheme | Cavan €1,066,187 Monaghan €763,394 | Cavan €1,447,490 Monaghan €1,216,395 |
| LEADER | Cavan €1,308,559 Monaghan €1,099,392 | Cavan €1,608,895 Monaghan €1,177,840 |
| Community Enhancement Programme 2021 | Cavan €134,150 Monaghan €132,584 | Nil |
| Community Activities Fund 2021 | Cavan €274,960 Monaghan €265,141.56 | Nil |
| Community Support Fund 2022 | Nil | Cavan €285,126 Monaghan €277,255 |
| Community Centres Investment 2022 | Nil | Cavan €1,372,290.89 Monaghan €1,473,471.62 |
| Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme | Cavan €779,319 Monaghan €650,606 | Cavan €876,491 Monaghan €683,136 |
| Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Ukrainian Funding | Nil – (scheme not operating) | Cavan €104,564 Monaghan €53,080 |
| Dormant Accounts Fund - LGBTI | Cavan €7,025 | Cavan €2,975 |
| COVID19 Stability Fund for Community & Voluntary Organisations, Charities and Social Enterprises | Cavan €199.593 Monaghan €144,339 | Nil – This scheme closed in 2021 with no plans to reopen. |
| Community Policy - Local Community Development Committees (LCDCs) Support– Additional Staff Resources payments. | Cavan €79,330 Monaghan €48,426 | Cavan €79,330 Monaghan €48,426 |
| Dormant Accounts Fund Awareness raising initiatives for Social Enterprise (ARISE) | Cavan €10,000 Monaghan €12,944 | Cavan €0 Monaghan €0 Funding in 2022 was provided primarily to organisations with a national reach. |
| Dormant Accounts Fund Social Enterprise Capital Grants Scheme 2021 | Cavan €22.062 Monaghan €19,919.32 | The scheme was not run in 2022 |
| Supports for Volunteering - National | Cavan - €81,765 Monaghan - €121,000 | Cavan €0 Monaghan €121,000 |
| Cost of living supports | Nil (scheme not operating) | Cavan €2,000 Monaghan €2,000 |
| Ukraine additional supports | Nil (scheme not operating) | Cavan €2,000 Monaghan €5,511 |
| Monaghan County Council - Covid Commemoration Event | Nil | €7,000 |
| Dormant Accounts Fund Scaling-up Scheme for Social Enterprise 2022 | Nil (scheme not operating) | Cavan €83,920 Monaghan €0 |
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