Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 19 Nov 2002

Vol. 557 No. 4

Written Answers. - Leader Programmes.

Fergus O'Dowd

Question:

477 Mr. O'Dowd asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the names and addresses of all the Leader organisations on a county-by-county basis; and the grants paid to each. [22433/02]

Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Éamon Ó Cuív)

The names and addresses of the Leader groups and their indicative public funding allocations for the period to 2006 are given in the following table:

Group	Counties covered	Group contact	Address and phone	Allocation
				(€)
Ballyhoura Development Limited	Part of Counties Limerick and Cork	ManagerMs Carmel FoxChairMr. Brendan Corrigan	Main StreetKilfinaneCounty LimerickPhone:063-91300Fax:[phone]E-mail [e-mail]	4,278,000
Barrow Nore Suir Rural Development Limited	County Kilkenny and part of County Tipperary	ManagerMr. Daragh MurphyChairMr. Tommy Cooke	42 Parliament StreetKilkennyPhone:056-52111Fax:[phone]E-mail [e-mail]	5,127,000
Blackwater Region Leader Company Limited.	Blackwater region, Mallow and hinterland, County Cork	ManagerMs Niamh KennyChairMr. Sean Ryan	68 Patrick StreetFermoyCounty CorkPhone:025-33411Fax:[phone]E-mail [e-mail]	3,846,000
Donegal Local Development Company Limited	All of Donegal except the Gaeltacht areas and Inishowen peninsula	ManagerMr. Caoimhin McAoidh	1 Millennium CourtPearse RoadLetterkennyCounty DonegalPhone:074-27056Fax:[phone]E-mail [e-mail]	5,004,000
IRD Duhallow Limited	Kanturk and Millstreet areas and part of County Kerry	ManagerMs Maura WalshChairMr. John Moynihan	James O'Keeffe InstituteNewmarketCounty CorkPhone:029-60633Fax:[phone]E-mail [e-mail]	3,539,000
Inishowen Rural Development Limited	Inishowen peninsula	ManagerMr. Andrew WardChairMr. Charles Doherty	Pound StreetCarndonaghInishowenCounty DonegalPhone:077-73083Fax:[phone]E-mail [e-mail]	3,057,000
Kildare European Leader II Teoranta	County Kildare	ManagerMr. Justin Larkin	Unit 7-8 College WayKilcock RoadClaneCounty KildarePhone: 045-861973Fax:[phone]E-mail [e-mail] www.kelt.ie	5,115,000

Group	Counties covered	Group contact	Address and phone	Allocation
				(€)
Laois Rural Development Company Limited	County Laois	ManagerMs Anne GoodwinChairMr. Michael Bergin	Pepper's CourtPortlaoiseCounty LaoisPhone: 0502-61900Fax: [phone]E-mail [e-mail]	4,237,000
Longford Community Resources	County Longford	ManagerMs Monica O'MalleyV-chairMr. Oliver Cassidy	6 Earl StreetLongfordPhone:043-45555043-48104Fax: [phone]E-mail [e-mail]	3,211,000
Louth Leader	County Louth	ManagerMs Maureen WardChairMs Joan Martin	Market St.,Ardee,County LouthPhone: 041-6856804E-mail [e-mail]	4,094,000
Mid-South Roscommon Rural Development Company Limited	Parts of counties Roscommon and Westmeath	ManagerMr. Pat DalyChairMr. Thomas Mannion	CurraghboyAthloneCounty RoscommonPhone:0902-88292Fax:[phone]E-mail [e-mail]	2,964,000
Offaly Leader+ Company Limited	County Offaly	ManagerMs Perpetua McDonaghChairMr. Michael Fox	William StreetTullamoreCounty OffalyPhone:0506-22850Fax:[phone]E-mail [e-mail] www.offalyleader.ie	4,318,000
Rural Dublin Leader Company Limited	County Dublin	ManagerMs Jeanne DeeganChairMr. Lorcan O'Toole	11 Parnell SquareDublin 1Phone: [phone]Fax: [phone]E-mail [e-mail]	2,889,000
County Sligo Leader Partnership Company Limited	Part of County Sligo	ManagerMr. Michael QuigleyChairMr. Ger Mullaney	Sligo Development CentreCleveragh RoadSligoPhone:071-41155071-41156071-41159Fax:[phone]E-mail [e-mail]	3,829,000
South Kerry Development Partnership Limited	South Kerry	ManagerMr. Bill ThorneManager (over Leader)Ms Sinead WhyteChairMr. Paddy O'Callaghan	Old BarracksBridge StreetCaherciveenCounty KerryPhone:066-9472724066-9472931Fax:[phone]E-mail [e-mail]	3,914,000
Tipperary Leader Group Limited	Part of County Tipperary and part of North East Limerick	ManagerMr. John DevaneChairMr. Michael Ryan	The BridewellSt. Michael StreetTipperary TownCounty TipperaryPhone:062-33360Fax:[phone]E-mail [e-mail]	5,201,000

Group	Counties covered	Group contact	Address and phone	Allocation
				(€)
Waterford Leader Partnership Limited	County Waterford	ManagerMr. Jimmy Taaffe	Main Street WestLismoreCounty WaterfordPhone:058-54646Fax:[phone]E-mail [e-mail]	3,855,000
West Cork Leader Co-operative Society Limited	West Cork to Kinsale, Lee Valley and Owenabue Valley	ManagerMr. Ian DempseyChairMr. Barry Cogan	South SquareClonakiltyWest CorkPhone:023-34035Fax:[phone]E-mail [e-mail]	6,690,000
Western Rural Development Company Limited	Parts of counties Mayo and Sligo	ManagerMs Ursula Crossan	c/o Connacht Gold Co-opCarrick-on-ShannonCo LeitrimPhone:071-85012Fax:[phone]E-mail [e-mail]	4,564,000
Westmeath Community Development Limited	County Westmeath	ManagerMr. Joe PotterChairMs Kerry Sloane	2nd FloorPresentation HouseHarbour St.MullingarCounty WestmeathPhone: 044-48571Fax: [phone]E-mail [e-mail]	3,621,000
Wexford Organisation for Rural Development Limited	County Wexford	ManagersMr. Bill WalshMr. Frank d'ArcyChairMr. John O Sullivan	Johnstown CastleCounty WexfordPhone:053-46453Fax:[phone]E-mail [e-mail] [e-mail]	4,825,000
Wicklow Rural Partnership Limited	County Wicklow	ManagerMr. Brian Kehoe	Wicklow Rural Partnership LimitedSaville HouseSavilles CrossRathdrumCounty WicklowPhone:0404-46977Fax:[phone]E-mail [e-mail]	4,653,000
Total Leader+ Allocation				92,831,000

Leader Area-Based National Rural Development Programme - Groups

BMW Groups	Area covered	Group contact	Address and phone	Allocation
				(€)
Arigna Catchment Area Community Company Limited.	Parts of counties Leitrim and Roscommon	ManagerMs Martina EarlyChairMr. Padraig McLoughlin	Enterprise CentreArignaCarrick-on-ShannonCounty LeitrimPhone:078-46186Fax:[phone]E-mail [e-mail]	3,495,000
Cavan-Monaghan Rural Development Co-op SocietyLimited	Counties Cavan and Monaghan	ManagerMr. Allen McAdamChairMr.Anthony Leddy	c/o Agriculture CollegeBallyhaiseCounty CavanPhone:049-4338477Fax:[phone]E-mail [e-mail]	4,960,000

BMW Groups	Area covered	Group contact	Address and phone	Allocation
				(€)
Comhar Iorrais Leader Teoranta	Erris Region	ManagerMr. Tim Quinn	LEADER II OfficeSraid an tSeipeilBeal an MhuirtheadCounty Mhuigh EoPhone:097-82303Fax:[phone]E-mail [e-mail]	1,887,000
Comhdhail Oileáin na hEireann	Offshore Islands	ManagerMs Mairead O'ReillyChairMr. Anton O Gallachor	RunaiochtInis Oirr, AranCuan na GaillimhePhone:099-75096Fax:[e-mail]	1,845,000
Galway Rural Development Company Limited	County Galway	ManagerMr. Eamon KealyChairMs Rita Hannon	Old Church StreetAthenryCounty GalwayPhone:091-844335Fax: [phone]E-mail [e-mail]	4,956,000
Meitheal Forbartha Na Gaeltachta Teoranta	Gaeltacht, Caislean Ghriarire and an Cam County Chiarraí and Oilean Acla	ManagerMr. Antaine A Ó SéChairBearnai O Gallachoir	Baile an FheirtearaighTrá LíCounty ChiarraíPhone:066-9156400Fax:[phone]E-mail [e-mail]	3,985,000
South West Mayo Development Company Limited	South West Mayo	Chief Executive OfficerMr. Gerry O'NeillChairMs Mary Alice O'Reilly	Carey Walsh Building,Georges StreetNewportCounty MayoPhone: 098-41950Fax: [phone]E-mail [e-mail]	3,206,000
Total				24,334,000
SandE Groups
East Cork Area Development	East from Glanmire along the southern coast to Youghal	ManagerMr. Ryan HowardChairMr. John Coleman	Midleton Community Enterprise CentreOwennacurra Business Pk.KnockgriffinMidletonEast CorkPhone: 021-4613432Fax: 021 – 4613808E-mail [e-mail] eastcork.com	2,946,000
Meath Community Partnership County Limited	County Meath	ManagerMr. Michael Ludlow	Tom Blake HouseBective StreetKellsCounty MeathPhone:046-80790Fax:[phone]E-mail [e-mail]	4,257,000
Rural Resource Development Limited	County Clare	ManagerMs Doirin GrahamChairFr. Harry Bohan	Town HallSouth BoundryShannonCounty ClarePhone:061-361144Fax:[phone]E-mail [e-mail]	4,640,000

BMW Groups	Area covered	Group contact	Address and phone	Allocation
				(€)
Tuatha Chiarrai Teoranta	Parts of Kerry outside the Gaeltacht and South Kerry	ManagerMr. Tom O'Donnell	Church LaneChurch StreetTraleeCounty KerryPhone:066-7120390Fax:[phone]E-mail [e-mail]	3,921,000
West Limerick Resources Limited	West Limerick	ManagerMs Brenda Cahill	St. Marys Road Newcastle WestCounty LimerickPhone:069-62222Fax:[phone]E-mail [e-mail]	3,080,000
Total				18,844,000
Start-up Group
Carlow Leader Rural Development Company Limited	County Carlow	ManagerMs Mary Walsh	Castle HillCarlowPhone: 0503 34283Fax: [phone]E-mail [e-mail]	1,461,000
Collective Bodies
Irish Country Holidays	National	ManagerChairMr. George Kelly	The Discovery CentreRearcrossCo TipperaryPhone:062-79330Fax:[phone]E-mail [e-mail]	444,000
Irish Farmhouse Holidays Limited	National	ManagerMrs. Eileen McDonaghChairMr. Vincent Gorman	2 Michael StreetLimerickPhone:061-400700061-400707Fax No:061-400771E-mail [e-mail]	412,000
Munitir na Tire	National	Chief Administrative OfficerMr. Tom FitzgeraldChairMr. Sean Hegarty	Canon Hayes HouseTipperary TownCounty TipperaryPhone: 062-51163Fax No: [e-mail]	317,000
Total NRDP allocation				45,812,000