Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 January 2014
441. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the level of Leader funding made available to Gaeltacht areas in the most recent round of redistribution; the rate of increase or decrease this funding represents on the funding previously available in each area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2563/14]
View answerBefore Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta (MFG) went into liquidation in 2011 my Department had paid €3.37m to the company under the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 (RDP) . Following legal advice and discussions with the European Commission in late 2012 the areas which had been previously served by MFG were transferred to the contiguous Local Action Groups (LAGs ).
In May 2013 I allocated the contiguous LAGs a ring-fenced allocation of €6 million for the Gaeltacht areas and again in December 2013 I provided another ring-fenced €1 million. In total the Gaeltacht areas have been provided with €10.4 million in funding under the Programme.
The distribution of the funding under the December allocation and the percentage increase is detailed in the table:
|
Local Action Group |
Total €6m Gaeltacht allocation May 2013 |
Additional €1m Gaeltacht allocation December 2013 |
% increase on May 2013 allocation |
|
Comhar na nOileán |
€2,122,427 |
€393,400 |
19% |
|
Donegal Local Development Company |
€1,332,153 |
€289,700 |
22% |
|
Mayo North East LEADER Partnership |
€925,548 |
€70,500 |
8% |
|
Meath Partnership |
€245,952 |
€20,700 |
8% |
|
North & East Kerry LEADER Partnership |
€483,183 |
€74,700 |
15% |
|
South Kerry Development Partnership |
€196,009 |
€27,500 |
14% |
|
South West Mayo Development Company |
€341,111 |
€56,900 |
17% |
|
Waterford LEADER Partnership |
€107,920 |
€20,900 |
19% |
|
West Cork Development Partnership |
€245,697 |
€45,700 |
19% |
|
- |
€ 6,000,000 |
€1,000,000 |
- |
