Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 December 2018
620. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of projects approved to date by each local action group under the 2014 to 2020 LEADER programme; the amount approved for projects to date by each local action group under the LEADER programme; the total amount in euro expended to date by each local action group under the LEADER programme in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50155/18]
View answerLEADER is a multi-annual programme which has a total budget of €250 million over the period to 2020. Funding to cover the full period of the programme has been allocated to each of the individual Local Action Groups (LAGs) who deliver LEADER.
Table 1 provides a breakdown of the number and value of projects approved by each Local Action Group to date, together with the total expenditure incurred in each LAG area. The expenditure figure provided for each LAG includes:
- preparatory costs incurred to develop their Local Development Strategy;
- administration costs of the LAG and the cost of their engagement with communities to generate projects - also referred to as "animation" costs;
- project expenditure.
Total expenditure on the LEADER programme since it commenced, effectively in 2016, has amounted to over €34 million. The level of project activity under the LEADER programme has increased significantly this year, and 1,525 projects have now been approved for funding of over €50 million. A further 370 project applications, requesting an additional €23.4 million, are at various stages in the approval process.
Table 1: Total LEADER Approvals and Expenditure by LAG as of 2 December 2018
|
Local Action Group |
No. of Projects Approved |
Value of Projects Approved |
Total Expenditure |
|
Carlow |
21 |
€1,197,148 |
€1,023,420 |
|
Cavan |
30 |
€1,648,470 |
€1,030,279 |
|
Clare |
101 |
€2,006,658 |
€1,575,079 |
|
Cork North |
41 |
€1,686,228 |
€1,220,437 |
|
Cork South |
18 |
€503,680 |
€772,579 |
|
Cork West |
24 |
€751,826 |
€961,952 |
|
Donegal |
103 |
€4,375,932 |
€2,986,275 |
|
Dublin Rural |
39 |
€1,325,525 |
€903,257 |
|
Galway East |
32 |
€1,254,799 |
€850,356 |
|
Galway West |
22 |
€381,245 |
€465,057 |
|
Kerry |
162 |
€3,137,005 |
€2,019,235 |
|
Kildare |
17 |
€612,926 |
€441,215 |
|
Kilkenny |
55 |
€1,498,732 |
€1,647,822 |
|
Laois |
41 |
€941,706 |
€899,079 |
|
Leitrim |
50 |
€1,783,735 |
€956,193 |
|
Limerick |
70 |
€3,038,185 |
€1,537,751 |
|
Longford |
39 |
€945,154 |
€620,854 |
|
Louth |
52 |
€1,164,088 |
€793,782 |
|
Mayo |
88 |
€3,689,625 |
€1,886,419 |
|
Meath |
19 |
€800,882 |
€852,910 |
|
Monaghan |
33 |
€1,473,822 |
€911,507 |
|
Offaly |
93 |
€2,333,738 |
€1,620,292 |
|
Roscommon |
33 |
€1,984,189 |
€946,072 |
|
Sligo |
66 |
€2,306,081 |
€1,058,268 |
|
Tipperary |
97 |
€2,888,021 |
€1,369,480 |
|
Waterford |
47 |
€3,066,662 |
€1,904,916 |
|
Westmeath |
34 |
€512,511 |
€863,462 |
|
Wexford |
68 |
€2,283,501 |
€1,230,172 |
|
Wicklow |
30 |
€935,937 |
€772,171 |
|
Grand Total |
1,525 |
€50,528,010 |
€34,120,290 |
