Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 April 2019
493. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications to the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme by measure 1, 2 and 3; the number of successful and unsuccessful project applicants, respectively; and the value of funding approved for projects by county and measure in each of the years 2016 to 2018, in tabular form. [14782/19]
View answerThe Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS) provides funding for the development of new outdoor recreational infrastructure and for the maintenance and promotion of existing outdoor recreational infrastructure in rural Ireland.
Details of all projects approved under the scheme since its inception are available on the Rural Development pages of my Department’s website at: www.drcd.gov.ie/about/rural/rural-development/rural-recreation. In 2016 the scheme was called the Rural Recreation Scheme.
Funding awarded for projects in 2016 was based on Expressions of Interest submitted to the Department by Local Authorities, Local Development Companies and State Agencies. This funding was not awarded under specific scheme measures. Since 2017, projects have been funded under three measures, as follows:
- Measure 1: Small maintenance/promotion of existing infrastructure
- Measure 2: Medium scale repair/upgrade and development of new small/medium infrastructure
- Measure 3: Repair/upgrade and development of larger more strategic projects.
The following table outlines the number of applications made for funding since 2016 and the number of successful and unsuccessful applications from 2016 to 2018, by measure where applicable.
|
Year and Measure |
No. of Applications Received |
No. of Unsuccessful Projects |
No. of Successful Projects |
|
2016 Rural Recreation Projects |
219 |
123 |
96 |
|
2017 ORIS , Measure 1 |
241 |
34 |
207 |
|
2017 ORIS , Measure 2 |
108 |
77 |
31 |
|
2017 ORIS, Measure 3 |
31 |
19 |
12 |
|
2018 ORIS, Measure 1 |
267 |
139 |
128 |
|
2018 ORIS, Measure 2 |
95 |
17 |
78 |
|
2018 ORIS, Measure 3 |
23 |
5 |
18 |
