Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 July 2018
684. 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 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31940/18]
View answerA breakdown of project approvals and expenditure by Local Action Groups (LAGs) under the 2014-2020 LEADER Programme is provided in Table 1.
The level of project activity has increased significantly in recent months, and 1,150 projects have now been approved for funding of over €34.2 million. A further 298 project applications requesting an additional €18.7 million are at various stages in the approval process.
Project payments under the programme to date amount to over €3.4 million, with almost €2.8 million of this having been paid out in 2018.
While the pace of approvals and payments varies between LAGs, I am confident that the progress now being made by the LAGs in approving projects, along with the administrative improvements which my Department introduced over the last year, will result in a continued increase in project approvals and payments under the LEADER programme over the coming months.
Table 1: Total LEADER Approvals and Expenditure by LAG as of 10th July 2018
|
Local Action Group |
No of Projects Approved |
Value of Projects Approved |
Total Project Payments |
|
Carlow |
16 |
€1,060,804 |
€306,500 |
|
Cavan |
17 |
€853,786 |
€52,221 |
|
Clare |
74 |
€1,456,094 |
€147,662 |
|
Cork North |
29 |
€1,076,479 |
€51,497 |
|
Cork South |
14 |
€458,698 |
€0 |
|
Cork West |
18 |
€636,649 |
€9,959 |
|
Donegal |
79 |
€2,889,001 |
€485,534 |
|
Dublin Rural |
29 |
€811,557 |
€71,131 |
|
Galway East |
5 |
€56,787 |
€0 |
|
Galway West |
20 |
€367,239 |
€0 |
|
Kerry |
142 |
€2,518,113 |
€204,991 |
|
Kildare |
12 |
€346,781 |
€0 |
|
Kilkenny |
44 |
€1,112,431 |
€178,784 |
|
Laois |
37 |
€892,485 |
€51,732 |
|
Leitrim |
38 |
€1,561,634 |
€89,700 |
|
Limerick |
59 |
€2,604,948 |
€0 |
|
Longford |
29 |
€578,185 |
€4,109 |
|
Louth |
28 |
€504,118 |
€64,566 |
|
Mayo |
66 |
€2,314,964 |
€225,641 |
|
Meath |
14 |
€539,107 |
€19,956 |
|
Monaghan |
24 |
€1,101,072 |
€136,508 |
|
Offaly |
71 |
€1,277,417 |
€286,852 |
|
Roscommon |
16 |
€587,224 |
€27,003 |
|
Sligo |
56 |
€1,647,101 |
€305,454 |
|
Tipperary |
76 |
€2,007,271 |
€100,155 |
|
Waterford |
34 |
€2,388,200 |
€511,796 |
|
Westmeath |
31 |
€473,460 |
€11,644 |
|
Wexford |
47 |
€1,441,057 |
€75,856 |
|
Wicklow |
25 |
€712,824 |
€0 |
|
Grand Total |
1,150 |
€34,275,488 |
€3,419,251 |
