Liam Quaide (Cork East, Social Democrats)
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2639. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the projects in County Cork that were funded under the local enhancement programme in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [21034/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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In 2023, the Community Enhancement Programme (CEP) was replaced by the Local Enhancement Programme (LEP). The LEP 2025 was launched last November with €7 million available to assist thousands of community groups across the country by providing capital and current supports. The LEP is targeted to the specific challenges facing local community groups and delivers immediate, tangible supports where they are needed most.

The LEP is administered locally on behalf of my Department by Local Community Development Committees (LCDCs) across the country, with support from their local authority. The relevant LCDC is allocated funding each year, they then receive and appraise applications, making determinations on how the funding can best support their communities.

The LEP 2025 closed to applications on the 7th March 2025. My officials are currently reviewing the lists of approved projects under the LEP 2025 submitted by the LCDCs.

The table below provides the allocations made to Cork City and Cork County local authorities over the past two years. Details of the individual projects, their locations and the grant amount awarded can be located on my Department's website: www.gov.ie/drcd.

Details of the successful projects under LEP 2025 will also be published on my Department's website when they are available.