Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 April 2019
75. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when he expects to make an announcement on the projects and programmes to be supported under the 2019 community enhancement programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15244/19]
View answerLast week I launched the 2019 Community Enhancement Programme with funding of €4.5m. The programme provides capital grants to community groups to help them to develop facilities in disadvantaged areas. The amounts allocated to each Local Authority area for 2019 are available on my Department’s website.
The programme is administered in each area by Local Community Development Committees (LCDCs). Groups can apply for funding to their LCDC and once that process is complete my Department will compile and publish a list of all supported projects.
In 2018 there was a huge level of interest in the programme right across the country and over 3,000 projects were funded, all of them targeted at enhancing facilities in disadvantaged communities.
Grants under the programme in 2018 covered a wide range in all areas of communities, such as childcare facilities, playgrounds, sports grounds, landscaping projects, and supports for the elderly. Details regarding the projects funded in 2018 are available on my Department's website.
