Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 September 2014
181. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the current boundaries of each local area partnership or Leader partnership; the details of each of the electoral divisions covered by each of these bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36000/14]
View answerLocal area partnership or leader companies administer various programmes, schemes and interventions for different Government Departments. Each programme, schemes or intervention has its own conditions including the area covered. The two programmes under my Department's remit are the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 and the Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP).
For the purposes of implementing the LEADER element of the Rural Development Programme the rural areas are defined as all parts of Ireland outside of the City Council boundaries of Dublin, Cork, Galway, Waterford and Limerick; the Borough Council boundaries of Kilkenny, Sligo and Wexford; and the Town Council boundaries of Athlone, Ballina, Castlebar, Cavan, Dundalk, Ennis, Killarney, Letterkenny, Mallow, Monaghan, Mullingar, Tralee, Tuam and Tullamore. A comprehensive list of the electoral divisions is available on my Department’s website at the following link: http://www.environ.ie/en/Community/RuralDevelopment/EURuralDevelopment/RuralDevelopmentProgrammeLEADER2007-2013/.
The Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP) is a national programme which is largely delivered by a number of Local Development Companies (50 LDC's in 2013). The delivery of the LCDP in the Dublin inner city area is undertaken by a number of Dublin Inner City Groups (DICG). The electoral divisions covered by each LDC are available on my Department’s website at the following link: http://www.environ.ie/en/Community/LocalCommunityDevelopment/.
