Mark Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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441. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding available to a community group to progress a community infrastructure project (details supplied). [18156/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has a number of capital programmes designed to support community groups with capital funding towards the renovation and upgrade of community halls.

The Community Centre Investment Fund (CCIF)has provided in excess of €109 million since 2022 for the enhancement and refurbishment of existing community centres and the construction of new centres.

In April 2024, €30 million of this amount was approved under "CCIF 2023 New Build" for the construction of 12 new community centres across nine counties. The organisation referred to by the Deputy submitted an application under "CCIF 2023 New Build" for a new community hall and sought funding of nearly €2 million euro. However, their proposal was not successful in being approved for funding.

I am committed to delivering further iterations of the CCIF in line with the commitment in the Programme for Government for this to become a permanent rolling fund. There are also a range of other programmes delivered by my Department which also support the development of community infrastructure, including the LEADER programme, the Town and Village Renewal Scheme, the CLÁR programme and the Community Recognition Fund. Details of all of these programmes are available on my Department's website.