Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 June 2018
1190. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the value of all projects approved by each LAG under the Leader programme; the amount expended on projects by each LAG under the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25079/18]
View answerLEADER is a multi-annual EU co-funded programme to support rural development. Ireland has an allocation of €250 million under the programme over the period 2014-2020, including both national and EU funding. The programme is administered by Local Action Groups (LAGs) which deliver funding in accordance with Local Development Strategies that have been agreed for each LAG area.
As of 4th June 2018, 1,020 projects with a value of over €29.2 million had been approved for LEADER funding by the LAGs. A further 325 projects requesting over €19 million in funding were at various stages in the approvals process. This funding will be drawn down as projects start to incur expenditure and submit payment claims.
Project payments amounting to €2,605,663 were made to June 4th 2018. A breakdown of approvals and project expenditure by LAG is provided on Table 1 below.
While the pace of approvals varies between Local Action Groups, I am confident that the progress now being made by the LAGs in approving projects, along with the administrative improvements which my Department introduced last year, will result in a continued increase in project approvals and payments under the LEADER programme over the coming months.
Table 1
|
Local Action Group |
No of Projects Approved |
Value of Projects Approved |
No of Project Claims Paid |
Value of Project Claims Paid |
|
Carlow |
15 |
€1,051,131 |
6 |
€299,930.07 |
|
Cavan |
15 |
€834,354 |
1 |
€3,401.23 |
|
Clare |
69 |
€1,331,079 |
12 |
€104,790.12 |
|
Cork North |
29 |
€1,076,479 |
1 |
€51,496.78 |
|
Cork South |
14 |
€458,698 |
0 |
€0.00 |
|
Cork West |
17 |
€619,659 |
0 |
€0.00 |
|
Donegal |
76 |
€2,678,488 |
19 |
€281,248.10 |
|
Dublin Rural |
27 |
€708,830 |
4 |
€59,457.06 |
|
Galway East |
3 |
€29,077 |
0 |
€0.00 |
|
Galway West |
18 |
€295,446 |
0 |
€0.00 |
|
Kerry |
133 |
€2,354,835 |
6 |
€167,531.93 |
|
Kildare |
12 |
€346,781 |
0 |
€0.00 |
|
Kilkenny |
40 |
€1,046,263 |
9 |
€102,718.16 |
|
Laois |
33 |
€653,387 |
2 |
€24,712.50 |
|
Leitrim |
21 |
€552,271 |
1 |
€74,834.23 |
|
Limerick |
57 |
€2,194,432 |
0 |
€0.00 |
|
Longford |
27 |
€503,756 |
0 |
€0.00 |
|
Louth |
26 |
€479,110 |
5 |
€37,624.25 |
|
Mayo |
56 |
€1,862,195 |
16 |
€203,502.42 |
|
Meath |
12 |
€337,394 |
3 |
€16,497.70 |
|
Monaghan |
20 |
€1,022,262 |
3 |
€136,507.90 |
|
Offaly |
52 |
€1,052,654 |
25 |
€269,254.55 |
|
Roscommon |
14 |
€404,654 |
0 |
€0.00 |
|
Sligo |
40 |
€1,250,999 |
8 |
€265,231.08 |
|
Tipperary |
66 |
€1,697,029 |
3 |
€88,959.94 |
|
Waterford |
33 |
€2,210,000 |
7 |
€342,653.63 |
|
Westmeath |
31 |
€473,460 |
3 |
€11,643.66 |
|
Wexford |
47 |
€1,441,057 |
3 |
€63,667.86 |
|
Wicklow |
17 |
€313,274 |
0 |
€0.00 |
|
Grand Total |
1,020 |
€29,279,057 |
137 |
€2,605,663.17 |
