Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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2179. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update on an application (details supplied) made under CLÁR; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58627/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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My Department's CLÁR programme provides funding under a number of different measures for small-scale infrastructural projects in designated rural areas. It includes funding for community facilities and amenities (measure 1) and also vehicles for community groups such as first responders, meals on wheels and those assisting people with reduced mobility or to accessing cancer care services (measure 2). There is also a specific measure for island communities.

I was delighted to announce over €1.7 million for 32 successful projects under measure 2 of the CLÁR 2025 programme in September of this year.

My officials are at an advanced stage of evaluating CLÁR applications under measures 1 and 3 of the 2025 programme, including the organisation referred to by the Deputy.

I hope to be in a position to announce all successful projects in the coming weeks.