The total amount of capital funding allocated to my Department upon its creation was approximately €77 million. To the end of November, payments totalling €25.2 million have been made, as shown in the table below. It has been impressed upon Local Authorities the need to accelerate spending on their 2017 projects as a matter of urgency, and further significant recoupment requests have been received in my Department for processing.
In addition, €10 million has been allocated to the Local Authorities under the Local Improvement Scheme. I recently announced a further €7.4 million allocation to this scheme. It is a condition of this scheme that all works must be completed by the end of 2017.
Subhead
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2017 Allocation
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Spend to end November (€'000s)
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Dormant Accounts
|
2
|
1.6
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Western Development Commission
|
1
|
0
|
National Rural Development Schemes
|
11.4
|
3
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LEADER
|
30*
|
12
|
Town & Village Regeneration
|
12
|
0
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Rural Broadband
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1
|
0
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Local Improvement Schemes
|
10*
|
1.6
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RAPID
|
3.8
|
3.3
|
Programme for Peace & Reconciliation
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0.7
|
0.6
|
Library Development and Archive Service
|
2.7
|
1.2
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Community Facilities Fund
|
2
|
2
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*€10 million allocated from LEADER to Local Improvement Schemes.