Community Development Projects

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 October 2013

Tuesday, 22 October 2013

Questions (332)

Brendan Griffin

Question:

332. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the way the €5 million community support scheme was spent (details supplied) which was intended for communities where commercial salmon fishing was a well-established activity and where its withdrawal demonstrably impacted on the economic and social fabric of the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44765/13]

Written answers

Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

The Community Support Scheme (CSS) was administered through 14 LEADER companies and Comhdháil Oileáin na hÉireann in respect of island communities and Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta Teoranta, in respect of the Gaeltacht areas. The closing date for receipt of applications was 31 March 2009 and final payments under the scheme were distributed by my Department to the Leader Companies in December 2009. The following table sets out the position in relation to the delivery of the scheme by each LEADER Company.

Leader Company	Original allocation €	*Revised allocation €	Project draw-down €	**Administration €
Clare Local Development Co Ltd	200,000	183,000	123,560	30,000
Comhar na nOileain Teoranta	207,000	189,405	141,003	31,050
Donegal Local Development Co Ltd	300,000	294,930	249,930	45,000
Galway Rural Development Co Ltd	201,000	182,047	65,355	11,467
Inishowen Development Partnership	308,000	282,367	198,117	46,200
Louth Leader Rural Development Co	100,000	90,532	Nil	5,325
Meath Partnership	100,000	91,500	71,204	15,000
Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta Teo	906,000	842,800	738,300	104,500
North & East Kerry Development	176,000	161,040	123,137	26,400
Sligo Leader Partnership Co	150,000	137,250	108,346	22,500
South & East Cork Area Development	200,000	188,000	158,000	30,000
South Kerry Development Partnership	374,000	342,210	286,110	56,100
Waterford Leader Partnership	676,000	615,400	346,936	70,000
West Cork Development Partnership	777,000	733,300	535,836	70,000
West Limerick Resources	200,000	183,000	140,113	30,000
Wexford Local Development	100,000	91,500	58,553	15,000
TOTAL	€4,975,000	€4,608,281	3,344,500	€608,542

*10% reduction on allocations applied from April 2009 as part of the budgetary adjustments.

**Administration costs 15% of allocation, subject to a maximum of €70,000.

(In the case of Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta, this company also implemented the scheme on behalf of Comhar Iorrais Leader Teo). Funding was provided against matured liabilities and consequently unspent funds were not drawn down by the Leader Companies.