Written answers
Wednesday, 5 February 2025
Department of Rural and Community Development
Departmental Funding
Peter Cleere (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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1406. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the projects in counties Carlow and Kilkenny that were funded from the most recent CLÁR programme, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3124/25]
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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The CLÁR programme provides targeted investment for small scale infrastructural projects in defined rural areas.
Since 2023, 9 projects have been approved funding of almost €357,000 in Carlow and 13 projects have been approved funding of over €516,000 in Kilkenny. These projects are listed below.
| 2023 Carlow Projects | ||
|---|---|---|
| Old Leighlin GAA | Improvement works to parking and access | €49,950 |
| Garryhill Handball Club | Repair, resurfacing and weatherproofing of handball alley. | €40,500 |
| St. Patrick's N.S. Ballymurphy | An all-weather surface playing pitch, high fencing and goal posts. | €22,829 |
| Ballymurphy Hall | Energy conservation and insulation works | €42,791 |
| St. Brendan's National School | Resurface current tarmac court with porplastic surface, and new sports facilities. | €41,729 |
| St. Michael's National School Newtown, Borris, Co Carlow | Sensory garden | €28,620 |
| Drumphea National School | Soft play area | €40,680 |
| 7 Projects | €267,099 |
| 2024 Carlow Projects | ||
|---|---|---|
| Scoil Moling Glynn | Installation of an AstroTurf pitch on the school grounds | €45,000 |
| St. Patrick's N.S. Ballymurphy | All-weather walking/running track | €44,538 |
| 2 Projects | €89,538 |
| 2023 Kilkenny Projects | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tullogher Rosbercon GAA Club | Provision of tarmacadam car park, passing bay and emergency access road to new playing field. | €50,000 |
| Muckalee Football Club | Provision of completed carpark at the grounds | €50,000 |
| Kilmoganny GAA | Upgrade car park and walkway. | €30,150 |
| St Martins GAA | Lighting, nets, railing and gates | €44,766 |
| Kilkenny County Council and Coolagh Community Group | Upgrade works outside community hall | €45,000 |
| Kilkenny County Council Muckalee Public Lighting | Upgrade of public lighting | €24,750 |
| Galmoy Community Hall | Provision of a MUGA | €30,015 |
| Windgap Tidy Towns | Provide tarmac surface at Windgap Lake car park. | €20,788 |
| 8 Projects | €295,469 |
| 2024 Kilkenny Projects | ||
|---|---|---|
| Order Of Malta Ambulance Corp- Kilkenny | Purchase of a van and conversion to a CEN compliant ambulance. | €72,000 |
| Ballyouskill Development Association LTD | Improvements to and upgrade of facilities of the community hall including resurfacing the carpark and repairs to the hall | €36,641 |
| Windgap Handball Alley | External insulation of two outside walls | €29,419 |
| Naomh Aodhan Community Centre CLG | Upgrade works on rebuilding and refurbishing of handball alley and ground works | €44,312 |
| Windgap GAA | Works to include tarmac to drive way and parking area | €38,307 |
| 5 Projects | €220,679 |
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