Written answers
Tuesday, 9 July 2024
Department of Rural and Community Development
Departmental Schemes
Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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852. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number and details of funding drawn down for projects awarded under the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme for the past five years in Cork County, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29775/24]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS) provides funding for the development and enhancement of outdoor recreational infrastructure such as walking trails, cycleways, water-based recreation sites and mountain trails. Since the launch of the scheme in 2016, funding of over €129 million has been awarded to 1,775 projects across the country. Over the last five years, funding of over €4.3 million has been approved for 73 projects in County Cork.
The table below outlines the details of funding drawn down for projects in County Cork since 2020. In total, funding of €2,860,200 has been claimed during this period.
| Drawdown Year | Project Name | Grant Amount Claimed |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Beara Breifne Way | €156,000.00 |
| 2020 | Youghal Eco-Boardwalk Phase 2 | €500,000.00 |
| 2020 | Béicín Walkway | €159,821.34 |
| 2020 | Cobh Mall Beach Access | €15,780.53 |
| 2020 | James O'Keeffe Walkway | €20,000.00 |
| 2021 | Bolomore Way | €20,000.00 |
| 2021 | Spike Island Costal Walking Route | €56,346.40 |
| 2021 | Harbour View Beach Eco Walk | €15,607.44 |
| 2021 | Ballinascarty to Timoleague Walkway | €13,280.00 |
| 2021 | Avondhu Blackwater Way | €16,093.12 |
| 2021 | The Warren Cliff Walk | €19,927.42 |
| 2021 | Belgooly Walkway | €20,000.00 |
| 2021 | Camden Fort Trail | €20,000.00 |
| 2021 | Repairs and marketing of Moanbaun Woods | €8,638.21 |
| 2021 | Island Wood | €20,000.00 |
| 2021 | Mount Hillary Car Park and Picnic Area | €20,000.00 |
| 2021 | Ballinascarthy Loop Walk | €19,571.00 |
| 2022 | Castlefreke Trails | €14,837.83 |
| 2022 | Fastnet Trails – Goleen Village | €17,542.34 |
| 2022 | Spike Island Costal Walking Route | €93,869.60 |
| 2022 | Repairs and marketing of Moanbaun Woods | €9,361.79 |
| 2022 | Trails and Blueway development | €200,000.00 |
| 2022 | Gallanes Walkway, Clonakilty | €82,825.43 |
| 2022 | Glansheskin Woods, Kilworth | €20,000.00 |
| 2022 | Analeentha Greenway | €20,000.00 |
| 2022 | Kiskeam Walkway | €20,000.00 |
| 2022 | Analeentha Greenway | €30,000.00 |
| 2023 | Graball Bay | €20,000.00 |
| 2023 | Carrigaline Beaches | €20,000.00 |
| 2023 | Upgrade of the Avondhu Blackwater Way | €19,760.16 |
| 2023 | Barnane Walking Trail | €200,000.00 |
| 2023 | River Bandon | €18,417.64 |
| 2023 | Slyguddal Pass | €20,000.00 |
| 2023 | Marketing of recreation in the South & East Cork Area | €19,868.00 |
| 2023 | Clonakilty SAC Birdwatching Enhancement Project | €18,492.44 |
| 2023 | Feasibility Study - West Cork Blue Flag Beaches. | €20,911.23 |
| 2023 | Ballingeary Trails | €12,180.60 |
| 2023 | Dunmanway Trails | €19,815.81 |
| 2023 | Gallanes Walkway, Clonakilty | €63,379.57 |
| 2023 | Blue Pool Nature Reserve Upgrade | €493,748.36 |
| 2023 | Old Butter road | €19,796.52 |
| 2023 | Fastnet Trails - Link to Sheep’s Head Way | €5,558.09 |
| 2023 | Knockananig | €28,452.26 |
| 2023 | Bandon Walkway | €28,179.56 |
| 2023 | Blackwater Way Knockananig | €11,304.02 |
| 2024 | Upgrades to Duhallow Way, Clara Loop Walk & Paps Loop Walk | €30,000.00 |
| 2024 | Upgrades to Bolomore Way,&James O Keeffe Walkway | €30,000.00 |
| 2024 | Blackwater Way Knockananig | €15,307.17 |
| 2024 | Clonakilty SAC Birdwatching Enhancement Project | €1,507.56 |
| 2024 | Kiskeam Walking Trail | €30,000.00 |
| 2024 | Beara Breifne Way | €54,202.50 |
| 2024 | White Bay | €20,000.00 |
| 2024 | Garryvoe | €29,816.10 |
| Total | €2,860,200.04 |
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