Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 September 2015
1515. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide figures for the level of supports provided by the Western Development Commission and Leader schemes to for profit businesses and non-profit organisations respectively. [32159/15]
View answerThere are three economic measures under the LEADER element of the Rural Development Programme 2007 - 2013. The table below details the amounts paid to date under these measures.
In line with the ‘bottom-up’ approach to rural development Local Action Groups (LAG) make all decisions in relation to the selection of projects under the Programme and accordingly all re cords are held at LAG level. My Department does not retain records as to whether the beneficiaries are for profit or non-profit organisations.
In relation to funding supports provided by the Western Development Commission, €39,285,682 has been provided to for profit businesses and €6,260,234 has been provided to non-profit organisations.
|
Measure |
Amount |
|
Diversification into non-Agricultural Activities |
€11.6m |
|
Business Creation and Development |
€40.1m |
|
Encouragement of Tourism Activities |
€42.1m |
|
Total |
€93.8m |
