Dáil Éireann Debate, Friday - 6 September 2019
1759. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the expenditure by project and administration incurred under the 2007-2013 LEADER programme in each year of the period and as of 31 August 2012; the value of projects that had been approved under the programme to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36891/19]
View answerTable 1 below provides a breakdown of the expenditure by project and administration costs under the 2007-2013 LEADER programme for each of the years 2007-2012. It is not practicable to provide details as of 31st August 2012, but the figures on the table reflect the position as of 31st December each year.
Table 2 below provides the number and value of project approvals under the 2007-2013 LEADER programme for each of the years 2007-2013, as of 31st December each year. All projects had to be approved before 31st December 2013. However, payments to projects could continue for a further two years, as the projects were completed.
It should be noted that no projects were approved, or expenditure incurred, in the first two years of the LEADER 2007-2013 programming period. LEADER is an EU-wide programme and, as can often be the case with such programmes, activity increases progressively over the course of the programme period.
Table 1: LEADER Project & Administration Expenditure for the period 2007-2012
|
Year |
Projects |
Administration |
Total Expenditure |
|
2007 |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
|
2008 |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
|
2009 |
€8,201,445.25 |
€11,464,519.05 |
€19,665,964.30 |
|
2010 |
€30,596,158.16 |
€13,659,684.89 |
€44,255,843.05 |
|
2011 |
€35,452,081.68 |
€12,009,677.00 |
€47,461,758.68 |
|
2012 |
€39,681,861.45 |
€13,335,298.42 |
€53,017,159.87 |
|
Total |
€113,931,546.54 |
€50,469,179.36 |
€164,400,725.90 |
Table 2: LEADER Project Approvals for the period 2007-2013
|
Year |
No. Approved Projects |
Total LEADER Grant approvals |
|
2007 |
0 |
€0.00 |
|
2008 |
0 |
€0.00 |
|
2009 |
1,271 |
€20,004,753 |
|
2010 |
1,724 |
€33,670,670 |
|
2011 |
2,061 |
€38,371,891 |
|
2012 |
3,047 |
€76,788,710 |
|
2013 |
1,683 |
€48,532,958 |
|
Total Approvals |
9,786 |
€217,368,983 |
