Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 28 April 2004
202 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the census figures which were used in order to meet the criteria to apply for funding of the CLÁR programme in 2003; and if he proposes to use the up to date figures when allocating funding in 2004. [12303/04]
View answerThe Deputy will, no doubt, be aware that I announced the revision of the CLÁR areas in January 2003 based on the preliminary results of the 2002 population census data. As the final figures, published in June 2003, are only marginally less, -0.0034%, a further revision of CLÁR regions is unwarranted.
The programme will be operated in 2004 on the same basis as last year, with all 18 areas eligible to participate in all the measures operating under the programme.
