Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 April 2019
96. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of grant funding allocated to County Westmeath in all schemes and programmes by his Department and bodies under its aegis since its establishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15200/19]
View answerMy Department administers a range of programmes and schemes to support local communities. Since its establishment in July 2017, the Department has allocated funding totalling €12,675,064 to projects in Co Westmeath under the following programmes and supports:
LEADER: €1,685,600.40
Town and Village Renewal Scheme: €1,048,000
Rural Regeneration and Development Fund: €600,000
CLÁR Programme: €476,214
Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme/Rural Recreation Scheme: €1,605,634.20
Local Improvement Scheme: €1,379,980.63
Community Services Programme: €2,111,418.24
Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme: €2,328,294.10
Community Enhancement Programme: €440,087
RAPID Programme: €71,000
Communities Facilities Scheme: €64,500
Volunteering supports: €345,600
Libraries Development: €205,516.95
Tidy Towns: €88,000
Local Authority Broadband Officer: €77,000
Digital Innovation Programme: €53,000
Local Community Development Committees: €95,218.74
In respect of the four agencies under the remit of my Department, Water Safety Ireland and the Charities Regulator do not provide funding to groups. The Western Development Commission provides investments and loans to small and medium enterprises, but does not distribute grant funding to projects. Pobal administers a number of schemes on behalf of Government Departments (including my Department). Funding for those schemes Pobal administers for other Departments is a matter for those Departments.
