Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy in relation to monies awarded by my Department to Louth County Council is set out below. This refers to the funding allocated under the schemes referred to by the Deputy in each year since 2020 (since the formation of this Government) and the level of that allocated funding that has since been drawn down or was unutilised. The unutilised funding columns in the tables include project underspends and decommitted projects where allocated funding was not drawn down by local authorities. In the case of the Town and Village Renewal Scheme, there are two instances where funding was issued to local authorities under two separate scheme measures and then partially returned. These measures were the Accelerated Measure in response to COVID in 2020 and the Streetscapes Measure in 2021. In relation to 2023 schemes, allocations have not been made in respect of all schemes at this stage.

It should be noted that LEADER did not award any funding to Louth County Council and so is not included below. However, payments for the Local Action Groups (LAGs), Implementing Partner and Promoter are channelled through the council in their role as Lead Financial Partner.

Town and Village Renewal Scheme (TVRS)

CLÁR Programme

Local Improvement Scheme

Outdoor Recreation and Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS)

Rural Regeneration and Development Fund