Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 January 2018
1541. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of the €28 million prepaid to local authorities at the end of 2016 that was not spent by 31 December 2017 on projects for which it was approved by local authority and type of project; the steps being taken to ensure this money is either spent or repaid to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1276/18]
View answerAs part of the Government’s programme to support rural development, a number of initiatives including CLÁR, the Rural Recreation Scheme, the Town and Village Renewal Scheme, and REDZ (Rural Economic Development Zones) were launched during 2016. In general, these initiatives were implemented through the Local Authorities.
Payments of approximately €28 million were made to the Local Authorities in 2016 to deliver these schemes. All funding was provided on the basis of sanction received from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and on foot of Funding Agreements signed with the Local Authorities.
The following table outlines the amount of funding provided to each Local Authority by programme in 2016 and the most up to date expenditure information available in respect of each scheme. Unless otherwise indicated, the figures reflect the position to the end of September 2017. It should be noted that not all Local Authorities applied for, or were eligible for, every scheme.
The figures show the latest expenditure information available at this time. However, my Department has requested updated information from all Local Authorities to the end of 2017. My Department is continuing to work closely with all relevant Local Authorities to ensure that any remaining funding allocated to them is spent promptly and in accordance with the original project proposals. I expect to see significant progress being made in bringing the 2016 projects to completion in the first part of 2018.
|
County |
Total amount disbursed REDZ 2016 |
Grant Expenditure at the 29 Sep 2017 |
Total amount disbursed Town and Village Renewal Scheme 2016 |
Grant Expenditure at the 29 Sep 2017 |
|
Carlow |
€200,000.00 |
€119,379.32 |
€380,000.00 |
€377,855.96 |
|
Cavan |
€200,000.00 |
€72,500.00 |
€380,000.00 |
€260,229.25 |
|
Clare |
€200,000.00 |
€28,736.00 |
€380,000.00 |
€345,157.00 |
|
Cork |
€248,000.00 |
€172,700.00 |
€380,000.00 |
€0.00 |
|
Donegal |
€298,000.00 |
€119,913.00 |
€380,000.00 |
€0.00 |
|
Dublin FINGAL DLR |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
€380,000.00 |
€307,074.00 |
|
Galway |
€100,000.00 |
€4,995.00 |
€380,000.00 |
€228,862.00 |
|
Kerry |
€150,195.00 |
€150,195.00 |
€380,000.00 |
€368,221.00 |
|
Kildare |
€100,000.00 |
€79,206.00 |
€380,000.00 |
€139,263.00 |
|
Kilkenny |
€200,000.00 |
€150,073.00 |
€380,000.00 |
€324,831.00 |
|
Laois |
€200,000.00 |
€149,000.00 |
€380,000.00 |
€162,940.00 |
|
Leitrim |
€300,000.00 |
€235,177.00 |
€380,000.00 |
€380,000.00 |
|
Limerick |
€300,000.00 |
€0.00 |
€380,000.00 |
€284,507.00 |
|
Longford |
€350,000.00 |
€263,282.00 |
€380,000.00 |
€380,000.00 |
|
Louth |
€100,000.00 |
€58,000.00 |
€380,000.00 |
€380,000.00 |
|
Mayo |
€150,000.00 |
€108,906.00 |
€380,000.00 |
€380,000.00 |
|
Meath |
€200,000.00 |
€98,700.00 |
€380,000.00 |
€298,260.00 |
|
Monaghan |
€290,000.00 |
€81,295.00 |
€380,000.00 |
€353,316.00 |
|
Offaly |
€414,870.00 |
€29,697.31 |
€380,000.00 |
€37,890.68 |
|
Roscommon |
€100,000.00 |
€100,000.00 |
€380,000.00 |
€276,086.00 |
|
Sligo |
€800,000.00 |
€322,000.00 |
€380,000.00 |
€380,000.00 |
|
Tipperary |
€699,221.00 |
€281,526.00 |
€380,000.00 |
€282,728.00 |
|
Waterford |
€100,000.00 |
€0.00 |
€380,000.00 |
€380,000.00 |
|
Westmeath |
€192,000.00 |
€20,745.00 |
€380,000.00 |
€301,289.00 |
|
Wexford |
€100,000.00 |
€41,250.00 |
€380,000.00 |
€302,991.42 |
|
Wicklow |
€150,556.00 |
€21,304.00 |
€380,000.00 |
€234,151.75 |
|
Sub Total |
€6,142,842.00 |
€2,708,579.63 |
€9,880,000.00 |
€7,165,653.06 |
|
County |
Total amount disbursed CLÁR 2016 |
Grant Expenditure at 29th September 2017 |
Total amount disbursed Rural Recreation Scheme 2016 |
Grant expenditure at the 29 Sep 2017 Rural Recreation 2016 |
|
Carlow |
€80,000.00 |
€80,000.00 |
€67,500.00 |
€37,134.05 |
|
Cavan* |
€498,184.00 |
€459,381.00 |
€45,567.00 |
€30,496.00 |
|
Clare* |
€284,000.00 |
€230,000.00 |
€255,625.20 |
€65,000.00 |
|
Cork |
€562,222.00 |
€214,068.92 |
€417,815.15 |
€181,153.15 |
|
Donegal |
€878,632.00 |
€518,832.59 |
€67,991.00 |
€59,831.00 |
|
Dublin FINGAL DLR |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
€33,666.94 |
€0.00 |
|
Galway |
€392,000.00 |
€351,656.00 |
€248,950.00 |
€107,170.63 |
|
Kerry |
€744,964.00 |
€589,910.00 |
€288,000.00 |
€107,642.00 |
|
Kildare |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
|
Kilkenny* |
€223,000.00 |
€158,762.00 |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
|
Laois |
€148,900.00 |
€144,500.00 |
€256,000.00 |
€200,000.00 |
|
Leitrim |
€274,800.00 |
€255,000.00 |
€480,000.00 |
€78,645.90 |
|
Limerick |
€235,000.00 |
€235,000.00 |
€291,250.00 |
€240,000.00 |
|
Longford |
€237,560.00 |
€167,983.09 |
€190,000.00 |
€135,000.00 |
|
Louth |
€173,520.00 |
€111,131.00 |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
|
Mayo |
€976,869.00 |
€819,117.00 |
€455,000.00 |
€373,729.00 |
|
Meath |
€127,600.00 |
€122,546.00 |
€50,000.00 |
€50,000.00 |
|
Monaghan |
€356,440.00 |
€339,221.00 |
€273,014.00 |
€191,153.00 |
|
Offaly |
€123,398.00 |
€117,985.00 |
€172,959.00 |
€11,143.00 |
|
Roscommon |
€406,497.00 |
€406,497.40 |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
|
Sligo |
€598,400.00 |
€530,000.00 |
€42,562.50 |
€42,562.50 |
|
Tipperary |
€371,000.00 |
€350,561.80 |
€85,208.00 |
€30,170.00 |
|
Waterford |
€261,600.00 |
€237,900.06 |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
|
Westmeath* |
€214,280.00 |
€190,135.00 |
€219,590.00 |
€49,916.00 |
|
Wexford |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
€189,455.00 |
€75,197.00 |
|
Wicklow |
€70,000.00 |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
|
Sub Total |
€8,238,866.00 |
€6,630,187.86 |
€4,130,153.79 |
€2,065,943.23 |
* Some additional expenditure under CLÁR was reported in November 2017 by the Local Authorities indicated.
