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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 November 2004

Tuesday, 23 November 2004

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Paul Kehoe

Question:

333 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the counties and towns which have been designated under the RAPID programme; the amount spent in each area since such designation; the amount of budget shortfall in each designated centre; the total spent on the RAPID programme to date; and the amount of the proposed budget when announced. [30255/04]

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Strand one of the RAPID programme targets 25 urban areas and strand two targets 20 provincial towns. These areas are listed in the table which follows. While no specific budget was allocated to the RAPID programme, it was stated at the time that:

Under the National Development Plan up to €15 billion has been earmarked for social inclusion measures, to be spent on development measures over the next five years. The RAPID programme will prioritise the 25 identified areas and frontload a significant share of this money to them over the next three years.

My Department, supported by Area Development Management Limited, co-ordinates the implementation of the programme. While I can provide details of allocations made by my Department to RAPID areas, it is neither practicable nor possible to quantify total spend on RAPID across all Departments. For this reason and because no specific budget was allocated to RAPID, it is not possible to provide the remainder of the information requested.

Tables:

Strand I RAPID Areas

Strand II RAPID Areas

Blanchardstown

Athlone

Bray

Athy

Clondalkin

Ballinasloe

Cork — Blackpool / The Glen / Mayfield

Carlow

Cork — Fairhill / Gurranebraher / Farranree

Carrick-on-Suir

Cork — Knocknaheeney / Churchfield

Cavan

Cork — Togher / Mahon

Clonmel

Dublin — Ballymun

Ennis

Dublin — Finglas

Galway

Dublin — North East Inner City

Kilkenny

Dublin — North West Inner City

Longford

Dublin — Northside

Mallow

Dublin — South East Inner City

Navan

Dublin — South Inner City

New Ross

Dublin — South West Inner City

Sligo

Dún Laoghaire / Rathdown

Tipperary

Limerick — Kings Island

Tralee

Limerick — Northside

Tuam

Limerick — Southside

Wexford

Drogheda

Youghal

Dundalk

Tallaght — Jobstown

Tallaght — Killinarden

Tallaght — Fettercairn

Waterford

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