Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 January 2014
524. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the proposals he has to provide further funding to the Cavan-Monaghan Leader programme following the reduction in May 2013 of the original allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1642/14]
View answerOn the 20 December I announced an additional €4 million under the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 (RDP). Funding of €1 million is being targeted at the Gaeltacht areas which suffered a loss of funding when Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta went into liquidation in 2011 and €3 million to the areas which experienced a reduction of greater than 15% in the revised allocation awarded in May 2013. The €3 million was apportioned using the relevant Local Development Company’s original percentage of the Programme. In this regard, Cavan Monaghan LEADER was awarded an additional €237,632. In line with the ‘bottom-up’ approach to rural development it is a matter for the Board of the LDC to decide on what projects should be funded with this additional funding.
