Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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951. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cumulative funding provided in each local authority since 2020 to date in 2025 under the Community Enhancement Programme, in tabular form. [25985/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Since 2018, the Community Enhancement Programme (CEP) and its iterations has provided almost €59 million in funding to over 26,000 community and voluntary projects throughout the country.

In 2023, the 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 is closed to applications. My officials are currently assessing the projects submitted by the LCDC’s and I hope to announce details of successful projects in the coming weeks.

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

The table at the link below provides the allocations made to each local authority under CEP/LEP and its iterations since 2020. Details of the individual projects, their locations and the grant amount awarded can be located on my Department's website, www.gov.ie/drcd.