The original allocation for the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 was approximately €400m. The LEADER budget for the 2014-2020 Rural Development Programme is €250m.
LEADER funding for the 2007-2013 programming period was provided through individual Local Action Groups for the areas identified in their local development strategies and therefore was not allocated on a county basis. Funding under the 2014-2020 LEADER programme is allocated to sub-regional areas.
The original allocation to each Local Action Group under the last programming period is provided on Table 1 below. These allocations were revised when the EU co-financing rate changed due to the financial crisis and this resulted in a decrease in the overall programme allocation. The revised allocation is provided in Table 2.
€40 million has been allocated in my Department’s Vote for payments under LEADER in 2016. This includes a provision for expenditure under the 2014-2020 programme, as well as outstanding commitments under the 2007-2013 programme. It also covers transitional funding for Local Action Groups and other programme delivery costs.
My Department has paid out €1,500,448 directly to Local Action Groups to-date under the LEADER 2014-2020 programme. Table 3 provides a breakdown of this expenditure on a sub-regional basis in 2015 and 2016.
Table 1: Original LEADER 2007 – 2013 LAG Allocations
|
LAG
|
Original Programme Allocation
|
|
Avondhu Blackwater Partnership Ltd.
|
9,057,810
|
|
Ballyhoura Development Ltd.
|
11,673,519
|
|
Carlow County Development Partnership Ltd
|
8,878,177
|
|
Cavan-Monaghan LEADER
|
12,035,118
|
|
Cill Dara Ar Aghaidh Teo
|
12,282,448
|
|
Clare Local Development Company Ltd.
|
14,028,529
|
|
Co Kilkenny LEADER Partnership
|
11,523,729
|
|
Co Wicklow Community Partnership
|
11,135,560
|
|
Co. Sligo LEADER Partnership Company Ltd
|
10,888,673
|
|
Comhar na nOileáin Teoranta
|
4,642,415
|
|
Donegal Local Development Company Ltd.
|
12,831,901
|
|
Fingal LEADER Partnership Co.
|
7,766,780
|
|
FORUM Connemara Ltd.
|
9,668,965
|
|
Galway Rural Development Company
|
15,257,985
|
|
Inishowen Development Partnership
|
8,286,143
|
|
IRD Duhallow Ltd.
|
10,315,943
|
|
Laois Community and Enterprise Dev
|
10,993,608
|
|
Leitrim Integrated Development Co Ltd
|
10,845,497
|
|
Longford Community Resources Ltd
|
8,714,110
|
|
Louth LEADER Partnership
|
8,839,815
|
|
Mayo North East LEADER Partnership Co.
|
10,751,894
|
|
Meath Community Rural and Social Dev.
|
12,748,771
|
|
North East Kerry LEADER Partnership Teo
|
10,558,882
|
|
North Tipperary LEADER Partnership
|
9,708,008
|
|
Offaly Integrated Local Dev Co. Ltd.
|
11,520,489
|
|
Roscommon Integrated Development Company
|
12,838,021
|
|
South and East Cork Area Dev Ltd.
|
10,641,494
|
|
South Kerry Development Ltd.
|
12,370,667
|
|
South Tipperary Local Development Co Ltd
|
11,106,187
|
|
South West Mayo Development Company Ltd
|
12,150,007
|
|
Waterford LEADER Partnership Ltd.
|
10,558,519
|
|
West Cork Development Partnership Ltd.
|
14,601,149
|
|
West Limerick Resources Ltd
|
9,997,751
|
|
Westmeath Community Development Ltd
|
10,987,060
|
|
Wexford Local Development
|
12,515,565
|
|
Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta
|
17,278,809
|
|
Overall Total
|
399,999,998
|
Table 2: Revised LEADER 2007 – 2013 LAG allocations
|
LAG
|
Revised Allocation
|
|
Avondhu/ Blackwater Partnership Limited
|
7,563,093
|
|
Ballyhoura Development Limited
|
18,832,677
|
|
Carlow County Development Partnership
|
7,619,278
|
|
Cavan Partnership Ltd. & County Monaghan
|
10,235,403
|
|
Clare Local Development Company Limited
|
16,175,841
|
|
Comhar na nOileáin Teoranta
|
7,218,571
|
|
County Kilkenny LEADER Partnership Limited
|
13,587,910
|
|
County Sligo LEADER Partnership Company
|
9,791,787
|
|
Donegal Local Development Company Limited
|
12,693,035
|
|
Fingal LEADER Partnership
|
6,488,129
|
|
FORUM Connemara
|
7,925,982
|
|
Galway Rural Development Company Limited
|
12,512,676
|
|
I.R.D. Duhallow
|
12,852,160
|
|
Inishowen Development Partnership
|
7,410,663
|
|
Kildare (Cill Dara ar Aghaidh Teoranta)
|
10,642,073
|
|
Laois Community & Enterprise Development
|
9,564,731
|
|
Leitrim Integrated Development Company
|
10,332,659
|
|
Longford Community Resources Limited
|
7,198,679
|
|
Louth LEADER Partnership
|
7,265,162
|
|
Mayo North East LEADER Partnership Company
|
9,663,562
|
|
Meath Partnership
|
15,139,043
|
|
Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta
|
3,371,751
|
|
North & East Kerry LEADER Partnership
|
9,267,641
|
|
North Tipperary LEADER Partnership Company
|
12,917,884
|
|
Offaly Integrated Local Development Company
|
10,856,445
|
|
Roscommon Integrated Development
|
11,230,957
|
|
South East Cork Area Development Limited
|
10,600,928
|
|
South Kerry Development Partnership Limited
|
10,341,450
|
|
South Tipperary Local Development Company
|
12,515,649
|
|
South West Mayo Development Company
|
10,820,318
|
|
Waterford LEADER Partnership Limited
|
11,486,013
|
|
West Cork Development Partnership
|
13,481,280
|
|
West Limerick Resources
|
9,091,221
|
|
Westmeath Community Development
|
9,015,451
|
|
Wexford Local Development
|
11,919,814
|
|
Wicklow Partnership
|
9,128,172
|
|
Total
|
376,758,090
|
Table 3: Expenditure on LEADER 2014 – 2020 Programme
|
Sub-regional area
|
Payments 2015
|
Payments 2016
|
Total Payments
|
|
Carlow
|
20,000.00
|
0.00
|
20,000.00
|
|
Cavan
|
50,000.00
|
0.00
|
50,000.00
|
|
Clare
|
71,000.00
|
112,335.54
|
183,335.54
|
|
North Cork
|
15,000.00
|
0
|
15,000.00
|
|
West Cork
|
135,240.20
|
0
|
135,240.20
|
|
South Cork
|
65,000.00
|
0
|
65,000.00
|
|
Donegal
|
57,594.44
|
0.00
|
57,594.44
|
|
Rural Dublin
|
55,000.00
|
0.00
|
55,000.00
|
|
County Galway
|
75,000.00
|
0.00
|
75,000.00
|
|
Kerry
|
15,000.00
|
1,343.70
|
16,343.70
|
|
Kildare
|
50,000.00
|
0.00
|
50,000.00
|
|
Kilkenny
|
54,725.00
|
92,570.00
|
147,295.00
|
|
Laois
|
25,000.00
|
7,882.38
|
32,882.38
|
|
Leitrim
|
25,000.00
|
0.00
|
25,000.00
|
|
County Limerick
|
22,187.00
|
0.00
|
22,187.00
|
|
Longford
|
30,000.00
|
0.00
|
30,000.00
|
|
Louth
|
28,000.00
|
0.00
|
28,000.00
|
|
Mayo
|
107,000.00
|
12,238.12
|
119,238.12
|
|
Meath
|
40,000.00
|
0.00
|
40,000.00
|
|
Monaghan
|
58,296.00
|
0.00
|
58,296.00
|
|
Offaly
|
30,000.00
|
0.00
|
30,000.00
|
|
Roscommon
|
58,212.61
|
0.00
|
58,212.61
|
|
Sligo
|
15,000.00
|
0.00
|
15,000.00
|
|
Tipperary
|
20,000.00
|
0
|
20,000.00
|
|
County Waterford
|
63,430.00
|
11,997.28
|
75,427.28
|
|
Westmeath
|
25,500.00
|
102.22
|
25,602.22
|
|
Wexford
|
15,000.00
|
0
|
15,000.00
|
|
Wicklow
|
25,000.00
|
10,793.81
|
35,793.81
|
|
TOTAL
|
1,251,185.25
|
249,263.05
|
1,500,448.30
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