Dormant Accounts Fund

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 May 2012

Tuesday, 8 May 2012

Questions (205)

Robert Troy

Question:

266 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will approve the funding from the dormant accounts for Mullingar Youth Café, County Westmeath. [22649/12]

Written answers

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (Deputy Phil Hogan)

In December 2009, the Government approved disbursements from the Dormant Accounts Fund for a once-off measure to the value of €1.25m for five additional towns incorporated under RAPID, including Mullingar. To date, it has not been possible to alleviate funds to meet the cost of the proposed projects in any of the new RAPID towns.

The Dormant Accounts Capital budget for my Department for 2012 is fully committed to existing projects and the priority in the light of that allocation must be to ensure that there is sufficient funding available to meet existing legal contractual commitments. In the meantime, my Department has kept under review the scope to secure funds within its Vote to meet the cost of some of the projects in the additional towns.