Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 December 2004
186 Ms Enright asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 270 of 9 November 2004, if funds have become available under the 2004 programme for grants for locally-based community and voluntary organisations; if the scheme will now be reconsidered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33613/04]
View answerI have secured additional funding for this programme recently. The application from the organisation referred to in Parliamentary Question No. 270 of 9 November 2004 has been reconsidered and I am pleased to inform the Deputy that a grant of €40,000 in respect of refurbishment of the community hall and €10,000 in respect of equipment has been approved.
187 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress to date in regard to the implementation of the RAPID programme for Athy; the amount of moneys made available for the implementation of the programme from his Department for Athy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33705/04]
View answerNone of the proposals included in the Athy RAPID plan fell directly within the remit of my Department.
However, as the Deputy will be aware, earlier this year I announced details of a number of measures to be co-funded under the RAPID programme. Funding of €20,000 was allocated by my Department, with matching funding provided by Athy Town Council to support works under the local authority housing estate enhancement scheme. Works have been completed in Clonmullion, Castlepark, Canal Walk, Towns Park and Castlepark-Greenhills under this scheme.
Under the RAPID playgrounds scheme, my Department allocated €30,000 to Athy, with a further €30,000 being provided by the Department of Health and Children, towards playground development works in St. John's Terrace and Woodstock.
In addition to funding allocated by the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism under the sports capital programme, SCP, 2004, my Department has allocated top-up funding of €90,600 to three successful SCP projects in Athy.
Funding of €33,000 has also been provided by my Department to the Athy area implementation team to date to support them in the preparation and development of their plan and the implementation of the programme.
