John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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51. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of the funding allocated to County Wicklow from her Department in the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26537/24]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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My Department operates a wide range of programmes and schemes to support rural and community development throughout the country, providing targeted supports for communities across Ireland.

These supports promote social inclusion, rural development, town and village regeneration, outdoor recreation, facilitate new working opportunities, and foster enterprise growth.

Capital schemes including the Town and Village Renewal Scheme, LEADER, the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund, the Local Improvement Scheme, the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme, the Community Recognition Fund, and the Community Centre Investment Fund are delivering projects throughout the country that are having a hugely positive impact for communities.

Current funding supports such as the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) and the Community Services Programme (CSP) are helping to tackle social exclusion, unemployment, promote social cohesion and support thriving communities.

Details in relation to projects awarded funding are published on an ongoing basis by my Department. As requested, I am providing the deputy with the funding allocated to County Wicklow across our programmes and schemes, from 2020 to date in 2024, in tabular form.

The information provided shows that over the last five years more than €47.4 million has been allocated to projects and schemes in Wicklow from my Department, including over €12 million this year alone.

I think this level of funding demonstrates the scale of investment in place to support rural and community development, both in Wicklow and throughout the country.