LEADER is a multi-annual programme with a total budget of €250 million over the period 2014-2020. €220 million of this funding has been allocated to the Local Action Groups (LAGs) throughout the country who deliver the LEADER programme. This funding is allocated to the LAGs for the full period of the programme.
The remaining €30 million is available for schemes to be delivered at a national level.
Table 1 below provides details as at 31st August 2019 of:
- The budget allocations to the LAGs under the LEADER 2014-2020 programme.
- The total spend by the LAGs broken down by:
- the cost of developing their strategies (preparatory support);
- the expenditure incurred on LEADER administration and supporting the development of projects (administration & animation);
- the funding provided to LEADER projects; and
- The total spend expressed as a percentage of the LAG's budget allocation.
While the overall spend to date is 28% of the total allocation available to the LAGs, there has been a significant increase in project approvals since the start of 2018, with 2,299 projects approved to a value of €83.8 million. A further 325 projects, requesting funding in excess of €25.4 million, are at earlier stages in the approvals process. Project payments under the programme will increase significantly as these projects are completed and submit payment claims.
Table 1: LEADER Expenditure data as of 31
st
August, 2019
|
Local Action Group
|
Total Allocation
|
Prep Support Spend
|
Admin & Animation Spend
|
Project Spend
|
Total Spend
|
% Spent
|
|
Carlow
|
€6,416,803
|
€20,000
|
€594,460
|
€1,253,617
|
€1,868,077
|
29%
|
|
Cavan
|
€8,522,286
|
€50,000
|
€782,738
|
€1,332,188
|
€2,164,926
|
25%
|
|
Clare
|
€8,920,225
|
€83,336
|
€1,481,000
|
€992,776
|
€2,557,111
|
29%
|
|
Cork North
|
€5,091,846
|
€15,000
|
€981,860
|
€855,939
|
€1,852,799
|
36%
|
|
Cork South
|
€3,831,303
|
€65,000
|
€623,243
|
€419,996
|
€1,108,239
|
29%
|
|
Cork West
|
€5,015,674
|
€135,240
|
€860,578
|
€256,272
|
€1,252,090
|
25%
|
|
Donegal
|
€12,913,878
|
€57,594
|
€1,907,387
|
€3,152,332
|
€5,117,313
|
40%
|
|
Dublin Rural
|
€6,370,438
|
€55,000
|
€895,141
|
€560,505
|
€1,510,646
|
24%
|
|
Galway East
|
€7,655,851
|
€155,356
|
€986,700
|
€436,879
|
€1,578,935
|
21%
|
|
Galway West
|
€4,540,033
|
€75,000
|
€475,000
|
€233,187
|
€783,187
|
17%
|
|
Kerry
|
€10,219,868
|
€16,344
|
€1,837,111
|
€2,082,982
|
€3,936,437
|
39%
|
|
Kildare
|
€5,261,600
|
€50,000
|
€587,921
|
€302,317
|
€940,238
|
18%
|
|
Kilkenny
|
€7,791,573
|
€57,295
|
€1,362,750
|
€838,022
|
€2,258,067
|
29%
|
|
Laois
|
€7,124,587
|
€35,191
|
€810,289
|
€852,697
|
€1,698,177
|
24%
|
|
Leitrim
|
€5,998,475
|
€25,000
|
€778,341
|
€684,109
|
€1,487,451
|
25%
|
|
Limerick
|
€9,276,594
|
€22,187
|
€1,620,026
|
€1,607,382
|
€3,249,595
|
35%
|
|
Longford
|
€7,597,623
|
€30,000
|
€840,842
|
€619,692
|
€1,490,533
|
20%
|
|
Louth
|
€6,101,862
|
€28,000
|
€847,368
|
€647,905
|
€1,523,273
|
25%
|
|
Mayo
|
€11,121,432
|
€119,238
|
€1,679,598
|
€1,639,357
|
€3,438,193
|
31%
|
|
Meath
|
€6,903,124
|
€40,000
|
€1,030,570
|
€368,767
|
€1,439,337
|
21%
|
|
Monaghan
|
€7,592,720
|
€58,296
|
€807,797
|
€887,914
|
€1,754,007
|
23%
|
|
Offaly
|
€8,036,764
|
€30,000
|
€1,097,363
|
€1,816,469
|
€2,943,832
|
37%
|
|
Roscommon
|
€8,852,659
|
€58,213
|
€1,008,910
|
€878,401
|
€1,945,523
|
22%
|
|
Sligo
|
€7,655,648
|
€15,000
|
€732,837
|
€1,245,061
|
€1,992,898
|
26%
|
|
Tipperary
|
€10,103,443
|
€20,000
|
€1,318,329
|
€1,421,177
|
€2,759,506
|
27%
|
|
Waterford
|
€7,522,796
|
€75,427
|
€984,819
|
€1,962,668
|
€3,022,914
|
40%
|
|
Westmeath
|
€7,384,206
|
€25,602
|
€902,968
|
€409,191
|
€1,337,761
|
18%
|
|
Wexford
|
€9,840,141
|
€15,000
|
€1,055,344
|
€1,341,517
|
€2,411,861
|
25%
|
|
Wicklow
|
€6,336,549
|
€35,794
|
€866,022
|
€510,414
|
€1,412,229
|
22%
|
|
Total
|
€220,000,000
|
€1,468,112
|
€29,757,311
|
€29,609,733
|
€60,835,156
|
28%
|
