Written Answers Nos. 167-175
167. Deputy Heather Humphreys asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline the position regarding the provision of broadband (details supplied) in Threemilehouse village, County Monaghan; if there are any plans to upgrade the broadband service in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17916/13]
View answerIreland’s telecommunications market has been fully liberalised since 1999 in accordance with the requirements of binding EU Directives. The market has since developed into a well-regulated market, supporting a multiplicity of commercial operators, providing services over a diverse range of technology platforms. Details of broadband services available in each County, including County Monaghan, can be found on ComReg’s website at www.callcosts.ie .
The State can only intervene to ensure access to broadband services in areas where the competitive market has failed to deliver such services, as in the case of the National Broadband Scheme and the Rural Broadband Scheme.
With basic broadband services widely available across Ireland, the focus is now on accelerating the roll out of high speed services. The Government’s National Broadband Plan, which I published in August last, aims to radically change the broadband landscape in Ireland by ensuring that high speed services of at least 30 Mbps are available to all of our citizens and businesses, well in advance of the EU’s target date of 2020, and that significantly higher speeds are available to as many homes and businesses as possible.
During the preparation of Ireland’s National Broadband Plan, the commercial market operators indicated that they expect to provide 70 Mbps to 100 Mbps services to 50% of the population by 2015. Since the publication of the Plan, investments by the commercial sector are underway in both fixed line and mobile high speed broadband services, particularly in urban and semi-urban areas.
The Government is also committed in the Plan to investing in areas where high speed services are not commercially viable and will not be provided by the market. In an important milestone towards delivery of this commitment in the Plan, my Department has identified, following the evaluation of tender responses to a request for experts, the preferred bidder to assist in the design, planning and procurement of the State-led investment. Intensive technical, financial and legal preparations including stakeholder engagement will be ongoing throughout 2013 with a view to the launch of a procurement process in 2014.
Through the implementation of the National Broadband Plan, we are committed to increasing the availability of next generation speeds significantly, with a view to ensuring that all citizens and businesses can participate fully in a digitally enabled society.
I would reiterate that the Government remains committed to ensuring that all parts of Ireland, including all of County Monaghan, will have at least 30 Mbps connectivity, through public or private sector investment, as outlined in the National Broadband Plan.
168. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the articles of association affecting the operation of Léim an Bhradáin Housing Association, Leixlip, County Kildare; the extent of any changes since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18132/13]
View answer169. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which a register of members of association can be made available to the tenants of Léim an Bhradáin Housing Association, Leixlip, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18133/13]
View answer183. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the current status of the Léim an Bhradáin Voluntary Housing Association, Leixlip, County Kildare, originally a creation of the capital allowance scheme; if any changes have taken place affecting the structure of the association administratively or otherwise in or since 2008; the extent, if any, to which approval was sought or received for any such changes including local authority or departmental approval; if any such changes have taken place in respect of similar voluntary housing schemes throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17977/13]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 168, 169 and 183 together.
I refer to the reply to Question No. 169 of 7 March 2013 which sets out the position with regard to the current status of the Approved Housing Body (AHB), Léim an Bhradáin, and the roles and responsibilities of my Department and the housing authorities in relation to the voluntary housing capital funding schemes and the management and maintenance of properties provided by AHBs.
Copies of the original Memorandum and Articles of Association were submitted to my Department in December 1996 by the Léim an Bhradáin Housing Association in accordance with the requirements for the granting of Approved Status under Section 6 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1992. In accordance with the terms for granting Approved Status , my Department and the relevant housing authorities should be advised of any change of name, change of objects or legal constitution of an Approved Body. To date my Department has not been notified of any such changes by the Léim an Bhradáin Housing Association.
Tenants of approved housing bodies and other interested parties wishing to obtain information in relation to the Memorandum and Articles of Association of an approved housing body should contact the Companies Registration Office for the relevant details. Copies of the original Memorandum and Articles of Association held by my Department in respect of the Léim an Bhradáin Housing Association will be forwarded to the Deputy very shortly.
170. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the steps that have been taken to reduce the waiting time to hear cases by the PRTB; the relief that is available to those who spend months waiting for an adjudication in some cases without receiving any rent payments during that time. [17747/13]
View answerThe Residential Tenancies Act 2004 regulates the tenant-landlord relationship in the private rented residential sector. The Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) was established under the Act to operate a national tenancy registration system and to resolve disputes between landlords and tenants in the private rented residential sector. I have no function in the operational matters of the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB).
Following a review of the Residential Tenancies Act in 2009, the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No 2) Bill 2012 was published on 19 July 2012 and Second Stage concluded in the Dáil on 24 January 2013.
The Residential Tenancies (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2012 builds on what has been achieved by the Act and by the PRTB and provides for the further development of the rental sector into the future. It will, inter alia, extend the remit of the Act and of the Board to the approved housing body sector and will give legal effect to the administrative merger of the Rent Tribunal and the PRTB. It will also streamline and simplify aspects of the Act to assist the Board in meeting its service obligations and in addressing the additional demands associated with the proposed expansion of its remit.
While the Bill addresses a wide range of issues, there are some other aspects still under development which I hope to bring forward for consideration during the Bill’s passage through the Oireachtas. In particular, I intend to provide for the establishment of a deposit protection scheme to address the illegal retention of tenants’ deposits by landlords. I also hope to address a number of other key on-going concerns within the sector such as the over holding of rented property by tenants.
171. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if any projects within his Department or agencies within his Department received EU Funding in 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17764/13]
View answerA large number of projects under the Rural Development (LEADER), Water Services, Peace and Reconciliation, and INTERREG programmes financed by my Department benefited from EU funding during the periods in question. Any EU funding received directly by bodies under the aegis of my Department is a matter for the agencies concerned.
172. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will expedite the sanction of the issue of contracts for the funding of a project (details supplied) in County Mayo under the LEADER programme which has been approved by Mayo North East Leader Partnership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17810/13]
View answerMayo North East Leader Partnership is the Local Action Group contracted by my Department to deliver both the Rural Development Programme and the Local Community Development Programme to the North Mayo area.
On foot of correspondence received in 2011 regarding a possible governance issue at Mayo North East LEADER Partnership Company, a comprehensive investigation into the issues outlined was instigated. This proved to be a very complex investigation and, on foot of its initial findings and in the context of the Department’s responsibility to ensure that RDP funding is delivered in an efficient and effective way, a decision was made to suspend project approvals by the Partnership on 7 March 2012. However, the issuing of payments to eligible approved applications is progressing as normal.
The Final Report has been provided to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Managing Authority for the RDP. The Managing Authority has subsequently reported the findings to the European Commission and the external accreditation auditors (Deloitte). The Report has been considered in my own Department and an Action Plan has been agreed with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. My Department has also agreed a series of actions to be taken by Mayo North East LEADER Partnership Company. In the coming period, if and when these actions are completed to the satisfaction of my Department, and adherence to all other regulatory and governance requirements is assured, the suspension of project approvals in Mayo North East Leader Partnerships will be reviewed. The project in question will be addressed in this context.
173. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details in tabular form by authority of the amount of commercial rates in each authority which has been levied but uncollected for the years 2008 to 2011, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17874/13]
View answerDetailed information in relation to uncollected commercial rates in 2008, 2009 and 2010, sourced from audited local authority Annual Financial Statements, is set out in the table below. 2010 is the latest year for which audited information is available.
Local authorities report in their Annual Financial Statements on the amount of rates collected per year including rates collected in that year but accrued in a previous year. Therefore the rates arrears figures in the table are cumulative year to year as they include arrears uncollected and carried forward from previous years.
|
County Councils |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
|
Carlow |
641,223 |
1,378,698 |
1,973,035 |
|
Cavan |
840,175 |
1,890,118 |
2,391,924 |
|
Clare |
1,577,063 |
3,851,576 |
7,766,009 |
|
Cork |
6,962,639 |
12,594,225 |
19,219,960 |
|
Donegal |
2,629,298 |
6,519,004 |
8,978,984 |
|
Fingal |
6,397,361 |
15,324,000 |
21,013,241 |
|
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown |
7,571,064 |
14,643,370 |
19,242,061 |
|
Galway |
1,906,000 |
4,171,364 |
5,067,072 |
|
Kerry |
1,826,817 |
2,977,486 |
3,684,073 |
|
Kildare |
3,423,696 |
5,079,832 |
8,422,162 |
|
Kilkenny |
307,914 |
780,610 |
1,401,179 |
|
Laois |
983,501 |
1,523,960 |
1,916,639 |
|
Leitrim |
385,340 |
735,825 |
1,033,781 |
|
Limerick |
1,337,381 |
2,239,979 |
2,614,285 |
|
Longford |
345,990 |
512,739 |
624,804 |
|
Louth |
988,499 |
1,797,286 |
2,877,506 |
|
Mayo |
1,038,720 |
1,348,616 |
2,114,317 |
|
Meath |
1,026,382 |
2,075,515 |
2,998,706 |
|
Monaghan |
456,191 |
1,075,664 |
1,458,576 |
|
North Tipperary |
278,901 |
749,966 |
1,020,703 |
|
Offaly |
395,997 |
747,567 |
516,184 |
|
Roscommon |
899,858 |
1,510,908 |
2,340,196 |
|
Sligo |
459,029 |
896,452 |
1,085,081 |
|
South Dublin |
9,263,927 |
18,122,445 |
27,360,624 |
|
South Tipperary |
286,816 |
860,411 |
966,969 |
|
Waterford |
551,499 |
1,156,478 |
2,078,117 |
|
Westmeath |
547,254 |
1,466,694 |
1,405,350 |
|
Wexford |
1,390,481 |
2,894,701 |
4,630,691 |
|
Wicklow |
823,610 |
2,232,643 |
4,123,984 |
|
City Councils |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
|
Cork |
5,230,442 |
9,476,861 |
12,864,927 |
|
Dublin |
37,064,635 |
44,455,944 |
63,446,842 |
|
Galway |
6,746,383 |
11,071,910 |
14,502,756 |
|
Limerick |
6,205,776 |
10,564,235 |
14,349,874 |
|
Waterford |
1,506,323 |
1,666,660 |
2,784,426 |
|
Borough and Town Councils |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
|
Clonmel |
114,857 |
647,359 |
1,047,678 |
|
Drogheda |
1,841,194 |
2,485,827 |
3,484,434 |
|
Kilkenny |
330,604 |
1,002,142 |
1,575,708 |
|
Sligo |
1,358,935 |
2,061,998 |
2,697,570 |
|
Wexford |
1,199,031 |
2,351,035 |
3,317,643 |
|
Arklow |
1,436,694 |
1,593,102 |
1,989,988 |
|
Athlone |
154,367 |
521,451 |
1,066,455 |
|
Athy |
522,524 |
382,409 |
376,238 |
|
Ballina |
492,665 |
605,088 |
679,060 |
|
Ballinasloe |
133,584 |
257,138 |
368,680 |
|
Birr |
104,383 |
266,895 |
314,570 |
|
Bray |
522,244 |
1,085,989 |
2,079,907 |
|
Buncrana |
419,119 |
473,640 |
787,813 |
|
Bundoran |
68,296 |
187,726 |
423,118 |
|
Carlow |
507,316 |
1,224,404 |
1,741,387 |
|
Carrick on Suir |
94,806 |
259,514 |
291,231 |
|
Carrickmacross |
128,829 |
305,592 |
338,964 |
|
Cashel |
5,025 |
71,044 |
98,900 |
|
Castlebar |
259,543 |
526,299 |
731,267 |
|
Castleblayney |
97,541 |
270,578 |
536,426 |
|
Cavan |
431,127 |
582,911 |
704,417 |
|
Clonakilty |
182,774 |
257,195 |
322,179 |
|
Clones |
161,962 |
185,519 |
222,016 |
|
Cobh |
171,195 |
274,180 |
250,676 |
|
Dundalk |
4,047,130 |
6,638,122 |
7,382,613 |
|
Dungarvan |
651,229 |
1,410,413 |
2,084,189 |
|
Ennis |
468,362 |
1,065,199 |
1,754,132 |
|
Enniscorthy |
175,677 |
450,295 |
535,799 |
|
Fermoy |
-13,749 |
25,419 |
116,267 |
|
Kells |
10,433 |
41,576 |
90,986 |
|
Killarney |
560,644 |
1,625,520 |
2,880,804 |
|
Kilrush |
41,340 |
75,711 |
186,646 |
|
Kinsale |
616,444 |
753,962 |
479,229 |
|
Letterkenny |
2,313,895 |
3,354,048 |
3,835,422 |
|
Listowel |
93,310 |
179,080 |
242,301 |
|
Longford |
500,370 |
644,574 |
914,715 |
|
Macroom |
44,832 |
93,259 |
156,528 |
|
Mallow |
279,656 |
372,649 |
498,038 |
|
Midleton |
270,577 |
355,298 |
356,423 |
|
Monaghan |
173,523 |
484,503 |
781,009 |
|
Naas |
231,427 |
749,329 |
1,477,192 |
|
Navan |
567,584 |
832,022 |
1,147,224 |
|
Nenagh |
288,468 |
487,809 |
529,237 |
|
New Ross |
154,245 |
231,765 |
335,005 |
|
Skibbereen |
101,818 |
183,405 |
238,477 |
|
Templemore |
33,990 |
74,439 |
68,147 |
|
Thurles |
266,021 |
452,327 |
610,362 |
|
Tipperary |
113,810 |
155,917 |
123,768 |
|
Tralee |
1,274,091 |
1,196,478 |
1,821,045 |
|
Trim |
105,726 |
223,674 |
360,297 |
|
Tullamore |
464,033 |
750,241 |
1,184,004 |
|
Westport |
141,585 |
326,838 |
328,554 |
|
Wicklow |
155,243 |
506,126 |
454,121 |
|
Youghal |
140,115 |
189,589 |
265,473 |
174. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details in tabular form by authority and year of the amount of revenue raised by local authorities in commercial rates during the years 2005 to 2011; the rate struck by each of the authorities for those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17901/13]
View answerDetailed information in relation to the amount of revenue raised from commercial rates and the annual rates on valuation set by local authorities is set out in the following tables. Commercial rates revenue data is sourced from audited local authority Annual Financial Statements. 2010 is the latest year for which audited information is available. Annual rate on valuation data is sourced from local authority annual budgets.
Table 1 – Commercial Rates
|
County Councils |
Rates Income 2010 |
Rates Income 2009 |
Rates Income 2008 |
Rates Income 2007 |
Rates Income 2006 |
Rates Income 2005 |
|
Carlow |
5,320,559 |
5,374,918 |
5,119,870 |
4,456,266 |
4,174,443 |
4,021,929 |
|
Cavan |
10,484,386 |
9,803,683 |
9,550,647 |
8,475,528 |
7,816,388 |
6,648,542 |
|
Clare |
35,568,108 |
35,610,968 |
33,574,844 |
32,213,539 |
29,800,037 |
27,326,573 |
|
Cork |
103,871,474 |
100,501,571 |
97,460,029 |
90,098,189 |
81,469,053 |
74,190,462 |
|
Donegal |
21,120,580 |
20,911,384 |
20,604,906 |
19,233,216 |
18,186,169 |
16,483,020 |
|
Fingal |
118,535,544 |
128,955,984 |
124,154,299 |
104,706,583 |
95,168,475 |
80,617,227 |
|
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown |
89,479,989 |
88,212,296 |
83,461,790 |
80,407,385 |
80,442,187 |
66,670,935 |
|
Galway |
23,139,712 |
22,494,723 |
21,607,004 |
19,463,405 |
15,889,061 |
14,186,112 |
|
Kerry |
18,262,690 |
18,066,275 |
17,851,131 |
16,395,658 |
15,783,883 |
14,716,331 |
|
Kildare |
38,359,818 |
38,904,433 |
38,784,510 |
37,237,974 |
32,286,656 |
27,061,388 |
|
Kilkenny |
11,737,796 |
11,415,160 |
11,161,937 |
10,437,623 |
9,421,725 |
8,321,511 |
|
Laois |
9,240,132 |
8,917,227 |
9,017,455 |
8,508,852 |
8,057,640 |
6,982,372 |
|
Leitrim |
4,655,068 |
4,600,260 |
4,438,225 |
3,699,449 |
3,474,163 |
2,955,031 |
|
Limerick |
27,634,169 |
26,570,796 |
26,811,171 |
26,447,623 |
23,948,427 |
22,084,226 |
|
Longford |
3,861,091 |
3,957,801 |
4,290,832 |
3,974,245 |
3,782,333 |
3,746,626 |
|
Louth |
7,772,866 |
7,879,049 |
7,239,964 |
7,026,446 |
6,538,226 |
5,544,034 |
|
Mayo |
13,649,034 |
13,756,717 |
13,735,975 |
12,670,919 |
11,590,011 |
10,951,080 |
|
Meath |
22,951,579 |
21,524,342 |
21,520,161 |
18,609,186 |
16,520,760 |
14,082,903 |
|
Monaghan |
6,370,715 |
6,207,910 |
5,857,282 |
5,498,737 |
5,146,116 |
4,590,157 |
|
North Tipperary |
6,768,938 |
7,037,876 |
6,698,690 |
6,404,106 |
5,966,115 |
5,385,673 |
|
Offaly |
7,968,100 |
7,640,652 |
7,538,897 |
6,817,009 |
6,666,450 |
4,600,257 |
|
Roscommon |
10,251,188 |
10,330,451 |
9,266,229 |
8,582,669 |
7,574,061 |
6,321,598 |
|
Sligo |
4,876,672 |
4,747,159 |
4,700,580 |
4,139,340 |
3,916,266 |
3,473,854 |
|
South Dublin |
124,050,401 |
121,180,161 |
113,985,909 |
113,937,014 |
106,133,776 |
88,098,554 |
|
South Tipperary |
7,455,126 |
7,714,681 |
7,143,704 |
6,748,420 |
6,069,894 |
5,741,666 |
|
Waterford |
7,128,391 |
6,946,607 |
6,163,326 |
5,884,086 |
5,064,639 |
4,526,603 |
|
Westmeath |
8,040,768 |
7,807,175 |
7,485,991 |
7,125,927 |
6,650,067 |
5,690,415 |
|
Wexford |
17,176,710 |
16,563,297 |
15,342,623 |
16,711,627 |
15,471,563 |
13,855,498 |
|
Wicklow |
17,047,486 |
16,574,472 |
15,086,952 |
13,330,232 |
11,064,006 |
9,501,302 |
|
City Councils |
Rates Income 2010 |
Rates Income 2009 |
Rates Income 2008 |
Rates Income 2007 |
Rates Income 2006 |
Rates Income 2005 |
|
Cork |
63,419,617 |
62,217,674 |
59,613,446 |
57,495,613 |
53,284,561 |
48,555,922 |
|
Dublin |
324,537,363 |
316,107,522 |
304,553,512 |
286,358,133 |
285,098,653 |
258,350,577 |
|
Galway |
33,594,573 |
33,168,472 |
30,759,287 |
28,644,676 |
26,419,667 |
22,426,252 |
|
Limerick |
30,542,193 |
30,298,778 |
28,795,770 |
27,033,278 |
26,107,115 |
24,430,334 |
|
Waterford |
18,270,652 |
18,128,622 |
19,543,748 |
18,294,181 |
17,263,537 |
15,877,258 |
|
Borough and Town Councils |
Rates Income 2010 |
Rates Income 2009 |
Rates Income 2008 |
Rates Income 2007 |
Rates Income 2006 |
Rates Income 2005 |
|
Clonmel |
4,896,943 |
4,651,034 |
4,867,258 |
4,666,430 |
4,243,773 |
4,091,644 |
|
Drogheda |
12,264,642 |
11,888,285 |
11,013,719 |
10,781,471 |
9,158,381 |
8,090,290 |
|
Kilkenny |
6,215,696 |
6,009,034 |
5,246,402 |
4,803,562 |
4,411,889 |
3,915,526 |
|
Sligo |
7,378,179 |
7,369,547 |
7,177,725 |
6,819,505 |
6,216,653 |
5,710,458 |
|
Wexford |
7,435,003 |
7,088,670 |
6,494,677 |
3,532,542 |
3,090,617 |
2,716,576 |
|
Arklow |
3,307,109 |
3,184,059 |
2,757,852 |
2,219,241 |
1,924,324 |
1,673,038 |
|
Athlone |
5,077,767 |
4,561,714 |
3,782,420 |
3,359,268 |
2,985,598 |
2,601,102 |
|
Athy |
1,479,091 |
1,311,115 |
1,769,957 |
1,476,791 |
1,431,904 |
1,284,045 |
|
Ballina |
3,678,842 |
3,605,209 |
3,496,272 |
3,264,932 |
3,148,348 |
2,878,052 |
|
Ballinasloe |
1,692,755 |
1,616,989 |
1,512,417 |
1,361,145 |
1,252,249 |
1,135,195 |
|
Birr |
1,309,898 |
1,244,333 |
1,265,714 |
1,110,896 |
1,056,698 |
982,071 |
|
Bray |
6,565,221 |
6,773,847 |
6,768,213 |
6,357,961 |
5,541,468 |
4,836,642 |
|
Buncrana |
1,363,697 |
1,361,814 |
1,339,876 |
1,268,080 |
1,204,549 |
1,108,377 |
|
Bundoran |
1,053,302 |
1,051,283 |
1,006,647 |
941,924 |
863,101 |
852,588 |
|
Carlow |
5,390,554 |
5,579,976 |
5,536,477 |
5,262,389 |
4,887,294 |
4,202,979 |
|
Carrick on Suir |
696,904 |
778,445 |
716,879 |
699,703 |
718,345 |
626,797 |
|
Carrickmacross |
1,371,026 |
1,333,080 |
1,312,357 |
1,266,881 |
1,191,676 |
1,131,942 |
|
Cashel |
663,450 |
607,955 |
591,653 |
556,162 |
486,274 |
444,160 |
|
Castlebar |
3,926,284 |
3,764,682 |
3,644,317 |
3,322,144 |
3,050,959 |
2,546,041 |
|
Castleblayney |
863,943 |
807,785 |
790,133 |
740,791 |
633,823 |
606,344 |
|
Cavan |
1,911,673 |
1,996,081 |
1,783,623 |
1,588,469 |
1,514,042 |
1,436,052 |
|
Clonakilty |
1,309,618 |
1,322,273 |
1,312,772 |
1,227,039 |
1,167,969 |
1,071,907 |
|
Clones |
448,072 |
447,869 |
449,860 |
417,867 |
415,014 |
402,767 |
|
Cobh |
896,495 |
893,276 |
858,990 |
818,820 |
780,830 |
685,772 |
|
Dundalk |
14,066,929 |
14,095,551 |
13,589,894 |
12,315,208 |
11,026,702 |
10,175,194 |
|
Dungarvan |
3,265,512 |
3,092,323 |
2,896,756 |
2,731,676 |
2,441,373 |
2,261,861 |
|
Ennis |
5,360,154 |
5,187,102 |
4,914,258 |
4,620,786 |
4,291,811 |
3,688,953 |
|
Enniscorthy |
1,627,597 |
1,633,836 |
1,516,601 |
1,356,688 |
1,274,596 |
1,125,537 |
|
Fermoy |
1,069,253 |
1,087,537 |
1,075,654 |
1,002,362 |
941,370 |
890,362 |
|
Kells |
776,622 |
627,255 |
481,648 |
526,296 |
584,605 |
554,977 |
|
Killarney |
7,020,209 |
7,135,609 |
7,011,859 |
6,475,241 |
5,780,146 |
5,264,079 |
|
Kilrush |
714,855 |
702,981 |
611,574 |
564,768 |
545,929 |
520,761 |
|
Kinsale |
1,071,310 |
1,083,929 |
1,085,610 |
1,035,118 |
956,712 |
864,798 |
|
Letterkenny |
5,764,798 |
5,693,021 |
5,755,869 |
4,734,907 |
4,451,642 |
3,535,445 |
|
Listowel |
1,573,599 |
1,601,635 |
1,520,075 |
1,571,399 |
1,496,101 |
1,394,297 |
|
Longford |
3,109,828 |
3,075,264 |
2,769,357 |
2,562,851 |
2,271,363 |
1,816,576 |
|
Macroom |
916,457 |
898,580 |
896,033 |
700,879 |
635,861 |
622,827 |
|
Mallow |
2,502,270 |
2,374,515 |
2,378,853 |
2,401,835 |
2,135,978 |
2,001,196 |
|
Midleton |
1,837,594 |
1,846,256 |
1,730,463 |
1,647,842 |
1,499,648 |
1,289,865 |
|
Monaghan |
3,318,330 |
3,264,821 |
3,209,566 |
3,015,231 |
2,867,248 |
2,544,402 |
|
Naas |
6,398,771 |
6,351,336 |
6,044,810 |
5,931,410 |
5,351,713 |
4,732,328 |
|
Navan |
4,979,651 |
2,347,852 |
2,293,924 |
2,080,818 |
1,793,911 |
1,718,511 |
|
Nenagh |
3,199,822 |
3,343,844 |
3,224,827 |
3,107,066 |
2,772,218 |
2,596,764 |
|
New Ross |
1,132,009 |
1,144,256 |
1,067,133 |
1,127,873 |
1,002,918 |
980,868 |
|
Skibbereen |
1,075,258 |
1,075,348 |
1,056,417 |
1,001,181 |
950,255 |
848,976 |
|
Templemore |
465,787 |
444,672 |
437,822 |
408,362 |
360,499 |
360,544 |
|
Thurles |
2,202,616 |
2,255,258 |
2,251,242 |
2,145,040 |
2,043,420 |
1,904,740 |
|
Tipperary |
1,072,028 |
1,285,139 |
1,246,895 |
1,196,383 |
1,078,756 |
1,003,510 |
|
Tralee |
6,998,701 |
6,711,316 |
8,311,013 |
7,858,001 |
7,448,376 |
6,794,840 |
|
Trim |
822,717 |
747,751 |
672,224 |
699,965 |
552,973 |
485,828 |
|
Tullamore |
4,359,564 |
4,326,334 |
4,351,714 |
4,223,211 |
3,653,586 |
2,898,726 |
|
Westport |
2,801,543 |
2,844,498 |
2,725,636 |
2,681,714 |
2,497,912 |
2,278,756 |
|
Wicklow |
1,649,684 |
1,672,388 |
1,443,851 |
1,375,904 |
1,250,844 |
1,056,994 |
|
Youghal |
1,418,781 |
1,393,276 |
1,404,330 |
1,334,841 |
1,285,564 |
1,190,129 |
|
County Councils |
ARV 2011 |
ARV 2010 |
ARV 2009 |
ARV 2008 |
ARV 2007 |
ARV 2006 |
ARV 2005 |
|
Carlow |
66.47 |
67.14 |
67.82 |
66.82 |
63.34 |
60.62 |
58.01 |
|
Cavan |
56.85 |
56.85 |
56.85 |
56.85 |
54.14 |
51.56 |
49.10 |
|
Clare |
72.99 |
72.99 |
72.99 |
70.31 |
67.61 |
64.61 |
61.24 |
|
Cork |
74.75 |
74.75 |
74.75 |
74.75 |
71.30 |
68.60 |
65.35 |
|
Donegal |
69.70 |
72.23 |
74.46 |
74.46 |
72.29 |
69.85 |
67.82 |
|
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown * |
0.170 |
69.20 |
70.61 |
68.72 |
67.37 |
67.37 |
66.05 |
|
Fingal * |
0.147 |
0.15 |
68.64 |
66.32 |
63.92 |
61.46 |
59.10 |
|
Galway |
66.59 |
66.59 |
66.59 |
65.61 |
62.61 |
60.79 |
58.45 |
|
Kerry |
80.35 |
80.35 |
80.35 |
78.93 |
75.90 |
73.40 |
70.07 |
|
Kildare |
68.95 |
70.36 |
70.36 |
69.12 |
66.44 |
63.99 |
61.56 |
|
Kilkenny |
52.31 |
52.31 |
52.31 |
52.31 |
49.82 |
47.90 |
45.62 |
|
Laois |
64.63 |
64.63 |
64.63 |
64.63 |
62.14 |
60.32 |
57.45 |
|
Leitrim |
62.00 |
62.15 |
62.78 |
62.78 |
60.08 |
58.05 |
56.64 |
|
Limerick |
59.92 |
59.92 |
60.22 |
60.22 |
60.22 |
58.04 |
56.08 |
|
Longford |
66.68 |
67.35 |
68.03 |
67.36 |
65.24 |
63.34 |
62.10 |
|
Louth |
55.08 |
55.08 |
56.79 |
55.40 |
53.00 |
50.00 |
47.61 |
|
Mayo |
68.76 |
68.76 |
70.16 |
70.16 |
68.28 |
65.97 |
63.43 |
|
Meath |
69.62 |
69.62 |
69.62 |
68.27 |
65.05 |
61.96 |
59.12 |
|
Monaghan |
56.20 |
56.20 |
56.20 |
56.20 |
54.03 |
52.01 |
50.49 |
|
North Tipperary |
60.13 |
60.73 |
63.93 |
63.93 |
61.67 |
60.46 |
58.42 |
|
Offaly |
56.76 |
56.77 |
56.77 |
56.77 |
54.06 |
51.48 |
48.12 |
|
Roscommon |
74.38 |
75.13 |
76.66 |
76.28 |
73.35 |
70.53 |
66.54 |
|
Sligo |
64.43 |
64.43 |
66.08 |
66.08 |
63.97 |
61.93 |
59.66 |
|
South Dublin * |
0.166 |
0.167 |
0.17 |
0.165 |
69.48 |
66.97 |
64.09 |
|
South Tipperary |
56.77 |
56.77 |
56.77 |
55.12 |
53.00 |
50.96 |
49.00 |
|
Waterford |
69.92 |
69.92 |
69.92 |
68.21 |
66.24 |
63.70 |
61.26 |
|
Westmeath |
52.27 |
52.27 |
52.27 |
51.75 |
50.24 |
48.31 |
46.90 |
|
Wexford |
71.52 |
71.52 |
71.52 |
69.10 |
65.81 |
64.52 |
62.03 |
|
Wicklow |
76.78 |
76.78 |
76.78 |
75.35 |
71.76 |
68.41 |
64.84 |
|
City Councils |
ARV 2011 |
ARV 2010 |
ARV 2009 |
ARV 2008 |
ARV 2007 |
ARV 2006 |
ARV 2005 |
|
Cork |
74.05 |
74.05 |
74.05 |
73.28 |
70.75 |
68.22 |
66.41 |
|
Dublin |
62.25 |
62.63 |
63.91 |
61.87 |
59.52 |
57.31 |
55.21 |
|
Galway |
65.46 |
66.12 |
66.12 |
65.47 |
63.07 |
60.76 |
57.98 |
|
Limerick |
76.07 |
76.46 |
76.46 |
74.38 |
74.56 |
75.31 |
75.69 |
|
Waterford |
66.22 |
66.22 |
66.22 |
65.82 |
63.29 |
60.86 |
58.53 |
|
Borough Councils |
ARV 2011 |
ARV 2010 |
ARV 2009 |
ARV 2008 |
ARV 2007 |
ARV 2006 |
ARV 2005 |
|
Clonmel |
58.84 |
58.84 |
58.84 |
57.40 |
55.20 |
53.10 |
51.10 |
|
Drogheda |
67.50 |
68.88 |
71.01 |
69.65 |
67.62 |
65.33 |
62.22 |
|
Kilkenny |
60.64 |
60.64 |
60.64 |
60.64 |
58.03 |
56.07 |
53.92 |
|
Sligo |
69.11 |
69.46 |
71.24 |
71.24 |
67.98 |
65.68 |
63.15 |
|
Wexford |
67.66 |
67.66 |
67.66 |
65.69 |
62.56 |
60.15 |
57.84 |
|
Town Councils |
ARV 2011 |
ARV 2010 |
ARV 2009 |
ARV 2008 |
ARV 2007 |
ARV 2006 |
ARV 2005 |
|
Arklow |
63.95 |
63.95 |
64.59 |
64.59 |
62.77 |
61.12 |
57.39 |
|
Athlone |
60.72 |
60.72 |
60.72 |
60.12 |
57.81 |
55.59 |
52.44 |
|
Athy |
56.29 |
57.44 |
58.02 |
56.99 |
54.75 |
52.75 |
50.72 |
|
Ballina |
64.52 |
65.90 |
65.90 |
66.57 |
64.70 |
62.88 |
61.11 |
|
Ballinasloe |
52.00 |
52.00 |
52.00 |
52.00 |
50.00 |
48.08 |
45.40 |
|
Birr |
68.97 |
68.97 |
68.97 |
68.97 |
65.68 |
62.75 |
58.62 |
|
Bray |
67.66 |
67.66 |
67.64 |
66.23 |
63.08 |
60.08 |
57.47 |
|
Buncrana |
44.29 |
45.20 |
45.20 |
45.20 |
43.45 |
41.78 |
40.17 |
|
Bundoran |
61.48 |
66.80 |
66.80 |
66.80 |
65.00 |
62.75 |
62.75 |
|
Carlow |
74.49 |
75.24 |
76.00 |
74.88 |
70.98 |
68.25 |
65.60 |
|
Carrickmacross |
65.55 |
65.55 |
65.55 |
65.55 |
64.27 |
61.93 |
59.67 |
|
Carrick-on-Suir |
50.99 |
50.99 |
50.99 |
49.50 |
47.60 |
45.77 |
44.01 |
|
Cashel |
57.56 |
57.56 |
57.56 |
55.88 |
53.73 |
51.66 |
48.74 |
|
Castlebar |
70.94 |
71.66 |
73.49 |
73.49 |
71.70 |
69.28 |
66.62 |
|
Castleblaney |
56.00 |
57.10 |
57.10 |
57.10 |
55.28 |
54.04 |
52.46 |
|
Cavan |
73.02 |
73.02 |
73.02 |
70.96 |
67.58 |
64.37 |
61.58 |
|
Clonakilty |
69.65 |
70.00 |
70.82 |
70.57 |
66.93 |
64.35 |
60.42 |
|
Clones |
59.90 |
59.90 |
59.90 |
59.90 |
56.62 |
55.50 |
53.89 |
|
Cobh |
71.53 |
71.53 |
71.53 |
69.79 |
67.11 |
64.53 |
60.88 |
|
Dundalk |
67.46 |
68.84 |
70.98 |
70.98 |
69.93 |
67.89 |
65.91 |
|
Dungarvan |
60.37 |
60.37 |
60.37 |
59.48 |
57.75 |
55.53 |
53.39 |
|
Ennis |
65.45 |
65.45 |
65.45 |
63.54 |
61.10 |
58.30 |
55.55 |
|
Enniscorthy |
65.13 |
65.13 |
65.13 |
63.85 |
61.44 |
59.07 |
56.31 |
|
Fermoy |
61.00 |
61.93 |
63.19 |
63.19 |
58.52 |
55.71 |
53.57 |
|
Kells |
65.35 |
65.34 |
65.35 |
64.13 |
61.13 |
58.27 |
55.63 |
|
Killarney |
70.37 |
71.78 |
71.78 |
70.49 |
67.78 |
65.49 |
63.28 |
|
Kilrush |
61.93 |
61.93 |
61.93 |
60.23 |
57.62 |
54.87 |
52.01 |
|
Kinsale |
65.11 |
65.54 |
65.95 |
66.82 |
63.77 |
60.73 |
58.39 |
|
Letterkenny |
65.21 |
67.57 |
69.60 |
69.60 |
67.57 |
64.97 |
63.08 |
|
Listowel |
77.07 |
77.07 |
77.07 |
75.99 |
73.09 |
70.48 |
67.56 |
|
Longford |
69.71 |
71.13 |
71.85 |
71.14 |
68.73 |
66.73 |
64.79 |
|
Macroom |
66.10 |
66.10 |
66.10 |
66.10 |
63.55 |
60.59 |
56.10 |
|
Mallow |
57.88 |
59.06 |
59.06 |
59.06 |
57.17 |
54.97 |
52.35 |
|
Midleton |
64.83 |
66.15 |
66.15 |
66.15 |
63.02 |
60.60 |
56.40 |
|
Monaghan |
72.00 |
72.00 |
72.00 |
72.00 |
69.92 |
68.49 |
66.55 |
|
Naas |
67.41 |
68.79 |
69.14 |
67.92 |
65.34 |
62.96 |
60.55 |
|
Navan ** |
63.87 |
63.16 |
57.13 |
55.47 |
51.12 |
48.69 |
46.37 |
|
Nenagh |
55.68 |
55.68 |
58.02 |
58.61 |
57.57 |
57.57 |
56.35 |
|
New Ross |
55.47 |
55.47 |
55.47 |
54.29 |
52.89 |
51.85 |
50.83 |
|
Skibbereen |
71.88 |
71.89 |
72.61 |
72.25 |
69.00 |
67.00 |
64.50 |
|
Templemore |
55.00 |
55.30 |
57.00 |
57.00 |
53.80 |
51.62 |
49.00 |
|
Thurles |
58.00 |
58.00 |
61.20 |
61.20 |
58.00 |
56.85 |
54.50 |
|
Tipperary |
52.20 |
52.20 |
52.20 |
50.68 |
48.73 |
46.86 |
44.21 |
|
Tralee |
81.18 |
81.18 |
81.18 |
79.98 |
78.41 |
76.50 |
74.45 |
|
Trim |
64.10 |
64.10 |
64.10 |
62.91 |
60.06 |
57.88 |
53.10 |
|
Tullamore |
68.33 |
68.33 |
68.33 |
68.33 |
65.39 |
62.88 |
58.79 |
|
Westport |
63.55 |
64.84 |
66.50 |
66.50 |
65.02 |
63.28 |
61.59 |
|
Wicklow |
63.24 |
63.24 |
63.24 |
61.87 |
59.21 |
56.43 |
52.58 |
|
Youghal |
65.31 |
65.97 |
65.97 |
65.97 |
62.30 |
61.08 |
56.59 |
175. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the current position regarding rural development funding availability; the outlook for the rest of 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17907/13]
View answerIn late 2011 the European Commission approved a change in the maximum co-funding rate from 55% to 85% for the Axes 3 and 4 elements (LEADER) of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2007-2013. Prior to this the LEADER elements were co-funded at a rate of 55% by the EU, with the remaining 45% coming from national Exchequer sources. The 2011 agreement reduced the national exchequer input to 15% on a net basis for 2012 and 2013 without a concomitant increase in the amount of funding to be provided by the EU. This resulted in a reduction in the overall Programme complement from €427m to approximately €314m on the basis of the Programme achieving full spend by the end of 2013.
However, given the levels of spending by the Local Development Companies (LDCs) from 2009 to date, it is very unlikely that full spend will be achieved by the end of 2013, at which time the co-funding rate will revert to 55% for all expenditure beyond that date. As a consequence of this the overall Programme requirement will change. In the context of these changes to the co-funding rate the original project allocations given to each LDC contracted to deliver the LEADER elements of the RDP require readjustment.
An exercise is currently being carried out to determine the level of project commitments across all LDCs and all RDP measures in order to rebalance the programme in as equitable a way as possible, and indicate the remaining funding available for project commitments. I expect this exercise to be completed shortly.
