Funding of approximately €370 million is available under the Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2007-2013 for allocation to qualifying projects up to the end of 2013. There are 35 Local Action Groups (LAGs) contracted, on my Department’s behalf, to deliver the RDP throughout the country and these groups are the principal decision-makers in relation to the allocation of project funding. Such decisions are made in the context of the local development strategy of the individual groups and in line with Departmental operating rules and EU regulations.
Projects that request funding of €150,000 or more are required to seek final approval from my Department. The assessment of these higher value projects usually involves detailed consultations between my Department and the relevant local development company. It frequently necessitates the provision of further documentation or clarifications. It may also, in some instances, result in modifications to the project proposed to ensure best value for money and compliance with all the necessary regulations, both national and European, governing the activities funded under the programme.
The policy in my Department is to work with the LAGs to ensure that the projects submitted are fully compliant and can be approved rather than to refuse approval for funding; it can therefore take some time to come to a final conclusion. My Department will continue to work with the relevant LAGs to make a full assessment of the eligibility of these projects and will advise the LAGs once all queries have been addressed satisfactorily. My Department currently has 44 projects at various stages of assessment to the value of €11. 5 million.
LAG
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Date Received
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Grant aid requested
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Status
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Cavan-Monaghan LEADER
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05-Jun-13
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€177,517.61
|
Under Assessment
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Clare Local Development Company Ltd.
|
18-Jan-13
|
€200,000.00
|
Under Assessment
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Clare Local Development Company Ltd
|
20-May -13
|
€185,000.00
|
Under Assessment
|
Comhar na nOileán Teoranta
|
30-May-13
|
€182,599.35
|
Under Assessment
|
Comhar na nOileán Teoranta
|
07-Jun-13
|
€200,000.00
|
Under Assessment
|
Donegal Local Development Company Ltd.
|
18-Apr-13
|
€200,000.00
|
Under Assessment
|
Fingal LEADER Partnership Co
|
30-Oct-12
|
€493,385.02
|
Under Assessment
|
FORUM Connemara Ltd
|
23-Aug-12
|
€431,887.50
|
Under Assessment
|
FORUM Connemara Ltd.
|
11-Feb-13
|
€324,766.19
|
Under Assessment
|
County Kildare LEADER Partnership
|
01-Mar-13
|
€200,000.00
|
Awaiting Information
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County Kildare LEADER Partnership
|
03-May-13
|
€356,450.24
|
Awaiting information
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Kilkenny LEADER Partnership
|
04-Dec-12
|
€300,000.00
|
Under Assessment
|
Kilkenny LEADER Partnership
|
04-Dec-12
|
€268,125.00
|
Under Assessment
|
Kilkenny LEADER Partnership
|
16-Jan-13
|
€497,212.87
|
Awaiting information
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Kilkenny LEADER Partnership
|
12-Jan-13
|
€200,000.00
|
Awaiting information
|
Kilkenny LEADER Partnership
|
03-Apr-13
|
€205,867.43
|
Under Assessment
|
Kilkenny LEADER Partnership
|
05-Nov-12
|
€428,868.75
|
Awaiting information
|
Kilkenny Leader Partnership
|
16-Jan-13
|
€225,000.00
|
Awaiting information
|
Kilkenny Leader Partnership
|
16-Jan-13
|
€255,384.18
|
Awaiting information
|
Kilkenny LEADER Partnership
|
03-May-13
|
€169,237.50
|
Under Assessment
|
Leitrim Integrated Development Co Ltd
|
20-Feb-13
|
€376,641.00
|
Under Assessment
|
Mayo North East LEADER Partnership
|
03-Oct-12
|
€194,725.50
|
Under Assessment
|
Mayo North East LEADER Partnership
|
03-Nov-11
|
€196,386.75
|
Under Assessment
|
Meath Community Rural and Social Dev.
|
19-Mar-13
|
€196,934.79
|
Awaiting information
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North Tipperary LEADER Partnership
|
16-Jul-12
|
€407,675.25
|
Under Assessment
|
North Tipperary LEADER Partnership
|
18-Jan-13
|
€199,993.63
|
Awaiting information
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Roscommon Integrated Development Co
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27-Feb-13
|
€196,925.00
|
Under Assessment
|
Roscommon Integrated Development Co
|
13-May-13
|
€172,092.85
|
Under Assessment
|
South and East Cork Area Dev Ltd.
|
28-Nov-12
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€500,000.00
|
Awaiting information
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South and East Cork Area Dev Ltd.
|
13-Mar-13
|
€330,000.00
|
Awaiting information
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South Kerry Development Ltd.
|
21-Dec-12
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€500,000.00
|
Awaiting information
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South Kerry Development Ltd.
|
25-Jan-13
|
€168,392.50
|
Under Assessment
|
South Kerry Development Ltd.
|
25-Feb-13
|
€194,538.96
|
Under Assessment
|
South West Mayo Development Company
|
24-Jan-13
|
€196,911.00
|
Awaiting information
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South West Mayo Development Company
|
21-Dec-12
|
€200,000.00
|
Awaiting information
|
Waterford LEADER Partnership Ltd.
|
01-Mar-13
|
€183,310.00
|
Under Assessment
|
Waterford LEADER Partnership Ltd.
|
12-Mar-13
|
€198,624.04
|
Under Assessment
|
Waterford LEADER Partnership Ltd.
|
14-Mar-13
|
€154,927.50
|
Under Assessment
|
Waterford LEADER Partnership Ltd.
|
10-Apr-13
|
€200,000.00
|
Awaiting Assessment
|
West Cork Development Partnership Ltd.
|
11-Mar-13
|
€194,400.00
|
Under Assessment
|
West Limerick Resources Ltd
|
21-Dec-12
|
€196,313.77
|
Under Assessment
|
West Limerick Resources Ltd
|
26-Feb-13
|
€200,000.00
|
Under Assessment
|
Westmeath Community Development Ltd
|
27-Mar-13
|
€461,809.41
|
Under Assessment
|
Wexford Local Development
|
31-May-13
|
€193,383.86
|
Under Assessment
|