Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 July 2017
606. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of Leader funds allocated and spent in County Donegal in each of the years 2009 to 2016 respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36116/17]
View answerThe period 2009 to 2016 straddles two separate LEADER programmes: the 2007-2013 programme and the 2014-2020 programme.
LEADER funding for the 2007-2013 programming period was not allocated based on county boundaries, but to individual Local Action Groups (LAGs) on completion of the Local Development Strategy process. Some of the LAGs who administered the 2007-2013 LEADER programme in Donegal also delivered the programme in other parts of the country. For example, Comhar na nOileán Teoranta delivered LEADER on the islands. It is not possible, therefore, to provide a composite figure of the amount allocated and spent in County Donegal under the 2007-2013 LEADER programme.
However, Table 1 below provides details of the 2007-2013 programme allocation and expenditure for the period 2009 to 2016 under the 2007-2013 LEADER Programme to the two main Local Action Groups based in Donegal. The expenditure figures include additional funding provided for the operation of the Local Action Groups in the period between the closure of the 2007-2013 programme and the commencement of the 2014-2020 programme.
The total amount of funding provided for Ireland's 2014-2020 LEADER programme is €250 million. The allocation for the Donegal sub-regional area is €12,913,877. This funding is allocated for the duration of the programme, rather than on an annual basis.
The 2014-2020 LEADER programme is delivered in the Donegal sub-regional area by Donegal Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) in conjunction with its implementing partners: Comhar na nOileán Teoranta, Inishowen Development Partnership, Donegal Local Development Co. Ltd, and Údarás na Gaeltachta. The total spend under the 2014-2020 LEADER Programme in Donegal in 2015 and 2016 is provided in Table 2 below. No expenditure was incurred in 2014 under this programme.
Table 1: 2007-2013 LEADER Programme Expenditure 2009-2016
|
Local Action Group |
2007-2013 Programme Allocation |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
|
Donegal Local Development Company Limited |
12,693,035 |
617,718.85 |
1,172,022.15 |
1,796,013.01 |
2,463,353.59 |
|
Inishowen Development Partnership |
7,410,663 |
513,148.29 |
851,917.54 |
1,151,797.17 |
1,586,556.61 |
|
Local Action Group |
2007-2013 Programme Allocation |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
|
Donegal Local Development Company Limited |
12,693,035 |
3,622,211.28 |
3,095,606.67 |
281,315.24 |
19,196.51 |
|
Inishowen Development Partnership |
7,410,663 |
2,344,668.20 |
907,789.12 |
210,514.05 |
81,299.56 |
|
Total allocation: |
€20,103,698 |
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Total spend 2009-2016: |
€20,715,128 (incl. transitional payments to new programme) |
Table 2: 2014-2020 LEADER Programme Expenditure 2015- 2016
|
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Expenditure (€) 2015 & 2016 |
|
|
Local Action Group |
2015 |
2016 |
|
Donegal LCDC |
57,594.44 |
35,361.92 |
