Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 November 2018
1004. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when a decision will issue on an application by an agency (details supplied) under the CLÁR scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45300/18]
View answerThe CLÁR programme provides funding for small scale infrastructural projects in disadvantaged rural areas that have experienced significant levels of depopulation.
The 2018 CLÁR programme provided funding under the following Measures:
Measure 1: Support for Schools/Community Safety measures
Measure 2: Play Areas/Multi-Use Games Areas
Measure 3: First Response Support Measure
Measure 4: Mobility and Cancer Care Transport
An application under Measure 4 was received from the organisation referred to by the Deputy. However, the application did not comply with the eligibility criteria indicated in the scheme guidelines. The organisation in question has been in correspondence with my Department regarding the matter and a response has been issued, explaining why the application was not successful.
A total of 389 projects were approved for funding under the 2018 CLÁR programme, with a total allocation of €11.8 million across the four Measures. The successful projects are listed on my Department's website at https://drcd.gov.ie/about/rural/clar/.
