Written answers
Wednesday, 13 December 2023
Department of Rural and Community Development
Departmental Funding
Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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265. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the next round of ORIS funding will be announced; if she will provide a list of the three strands of Kerry applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55799/23]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS) is funded by my Department under Our Rural Future. The scheme provides funding for the development and enhancement of outdoor recreational infrastructure such as walking trails, cycleways and blue ways throughout rural Ireland.
Since the launch of the scheme in 2016, funding of almost €109 million has supported 1,555 projects across the country. A range of applications have been submitted in respect of County Kerry under Measures 1, 2 and 3 of this year's scheme. The assessment process is currently ongoing with approvals due to be announced in Quarter 1, 2024. Please see details of the applications received in the table below.
| Measure | Applicant | Project Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerry County Council | Marketing the Kingdom of Kerry Greenways |
| 1 | Kerry County Council | Trail Improvements at Reenagross Woodland Park, Kenmare |
| 1 | Kerry County Council | Ballybunion – Beach Access (South Beach) |
| 1 | Kerry County Council | Glanageenty Forest Recreation Park – Traffic Congestion Relief for the Access Road |
| 1 | Kerry County Council | Jarvey Lane Rest Stations Project |
| 1 | Kerry County Council | River Lee Walkway/Cycleway, Tralee |
| 1 | Kerry County Council | Kerry Dark Skies Accessible Infrastructure Project |
| 1 | North East West Kerry Development | The North Kerry Way |
| 1 | North East West Kerry Development | The Dingle Way |
| 1 | North East West Kerry Development | Glanageenty Walks Upgrades |
| 1 | South Kerry Development Partnership CLG | Dromid Cycling & Walking Route |
| 1 | South Kerry Development Partnership CLG | St. Brendans Well Loop Walk |
| 1 | South Kerry Development Partnership CLG | Cuas Crom & Killorglin Biodiversity & Recreation Enhancement Project |
| 2 | Kerry County Council | Ballyseedy Wood Amenity Trail |
| 2 | Kerry County Council | Recreational Enhancement at three Blue Flag Beaches - Ballinskelligs, Banna and Rossbeigh |
| 2 | Kerry County Council | Jarvey Lane Repair and Upgrade Project |
| 3 | Kerry County Council | Milltown - Kilderry Looped Amenity Walk |
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