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Wednesday, 17 September 2025

Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

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Photo of Catherine CallaghanCatherine Callaghan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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1469. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the annual SICAP allocations and outturns for the Carlow LCDC and the Kilkenny LCDC including implementing partner, total allocation, total drawdown, and mid-year and year-end adjustments, with annual totals per county, from 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [48791/25]

Photo of Jerry ButtimerJerry Buttimer (Cork South-Central, Fine Gael)
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The Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP), is our country’s primary social inclusion intervention. SICAP is a national programme that is delivered in both rural and urban areas by Local Development Companies to help those in the greatest need.

SICAP is overseen by Local Community Development Committees (LCDCs) who are the contracting authority for SICAP. There are 33 LCDCs nationally and each manages SICAP at a local level and directs funding to their respective Local Development Company implementing the SICAP programme.

SICAP budgets are allocated at the beginning of each year and drawdowns are divided quarterly. Details of SICAP allocations, outturns and funding adjustments (if any) for Carlow LCDC and Kilkenny LCDC are set out in the tables below, from 2020 to 2025.

Carlow County LCDC SICAP Funding – Implementing Partner: Carlow County Development Partnership CLG

Year Allocation € Total Drawdown € Adjustment €
2020 563,572 563,752 Nil
2021 563,572 563,572 Nil
2022 636,836 636,836 Nil
2023 655,941 653,224.80 2,716.20 underspend arising from 2022. Deducted from 2023 allocation.
2024 700,184 700,184 Nil
2025 722,240 722,240 Nil
Kilkenny County LCDC SICAP Funding – Implementing Partner: Kilkenny Leader Partnership
Year Allocation € Total Drawdown € Adjustment €
2020 651,090 651,090 Nil
2021 651,090 651,090 Nil
2022 748,753 748,753 Nil
2023 771,216 771,216 Nil
2024 823,235 823,235 Nil
2025 849,167 636,875.25* Nil
*Drawdown to date - The Department is awaiting the Q4 Drawdown Request from the LCDC.

In relation to funding allocated for delivery of SICAP services to New Arrivals, allocations, outturns and funding adjustments (if any) for Carlow and Kilkenny LCDCs are set out below. As this funding commenced in 2022, the years 2020-2021 are excluded.

Carlow County LCDC New Arrivals Funding – Implementing Partner: Carlow County Development Partnership CLG

Year Allocation € Total Drawdown € Adjustment €
2022 69,619 69,619 Nil
2023 189,859 189,859 Nil
2024 194,316 194,316 Nil
2025 159,670 159,670 Nil
Kilkenny County LCDC New Arrivals Funding – Implementing Partner: Kilkenny Leader Partnership
Year Allocation € Total Drawdown € Adjustment €
2022 89,268 89,268 Nil
2023 175,146 173,958.94 1,187.06 underspend arising from 2022. Deducted from 2023 allocation
2024 189,141 179,141 10,000 underspend arising in 2023. Deducted from 2024 allocation.
2025 160,152 125,114* Nil
*Drawdown to date - The Department is awaiting the Q4 Drawdown Request from the LCDC.

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