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LEADER Programmes Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 December 2018

Tuesday, 4 December 2018

Questions (621)

Dara Calleary

Question:

621. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of projects approved by 30 June 2017 and 30 June 2018 for each local action group under the 2014 to 2020 LEADER programme; the number of approved projects in each local action group that subsequently received funding in that calendar year; and the number of approved projects in each local action group that did not receive funding in that calendar year in tabular form. [50156/18]

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Projects under the LEADER programme are approved by the Local Action Groups (LAGs) which administer the programme in each LEADER sub-regional area.

Expenditure on LEADER projects is drawn down as the projects are implemented and the promoters submit claims for payment to the LAGs.

Grant funding can be drawn down on a phased basis and a maximum of five phased payments are permitted. The approved works must be fully completed by the project promoter prior to the final payment.

44 projects were approved by the Local Action Groups by 30th June 2017. Payment claims were submitted in respect of 25 of these projects and were processed by the end of 2017. The remaining 19 projects did not receive a payment in 2017.

By 30th June 2018, a total of 1,126 projects (including the 44 referenced above) had been approved by the LAGs. Payment in respect 442 projects have been made to date in 2018, leaving 684 projects where claims have not yet been received by my Department or finalised for payment.

Table 1 provides a breakdown of these project approvals and payment claims data for each LAG area.

Table 1: LEADER Project Approvals and Claims data.

Projects approved by 30th June 2017

Projects approved by 30th June 2018

Local Action Group

Projects Approved

No of Projects which received a payment in 2017

No of Projects which did not receive a payment in 2017

Projects Approved

No of Projects which received a payment in 2018

No of Projects which have not received a payment in 2018

Carlow

2

1

1

16

10

6

Cavan

0

0

0

17

13

4

Clare

0

0

0

72

26

46

Cork North

0

0

0

29

10

19

Cork South

0

0

0

14

3

11

Cork West

0

0

0

18

4

14

Donegal

0

0

0

78

52

26

Dublin Rural

0

0

0

29

12

17

Galway East

0

0

0

5

0

5

Galway West

0

0

0

20

8

12

Kerry

1

0

1

138

40

98

Kildare

0

0

0

12

1

11

Kilkenny

6

6

0

44

25

19

Laois

0

0

0

37

14

23

Leitrim

0

0

0

36

13

23

Limerick

0

0

0

59

6

53

Longford

0

0

0

27

5

22

Louth

0

0

0

26

14

12

Mayo

0

0

0

61

26

35

Meath

5

2

3

12

5

7

Monaghan

0

0

0

24

9

15

Offaly

12

11

1

71

45

26

Roscommon

0

0

0

16

5

11

Sligo

13

5

8

56

18

38

Tipperary

3

0

3

76

18

58

Waterford

0

0

0

34

21

13

Westmeath

2

0

2

31

12

19

Wexford

0

0

0

47

21

26

Wicklow

0

0

0

21

6

15

Totals

44

25

19

1,126

442

684

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