Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 May 2020
1136. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications received and the amount of funding sought in respect of each application under the rural regeneration and development fund second call for category 2 applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5229/20]
View answerUnder Project Ireland 2040, the Government has committed €1 billion to the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund over a 10 year period to support rural economic development and help build strong communities. The Fund has been allocated €315m over the period 2019 to 2022.
The second call for Category 2 applications for the Fund closed on 28th February 2020 and there was an excellent response from across the country. My Department received 76 applications, seeking funding totalling €48m. The table below sets out the applications received and the funding sought in each case.
My Department is currently engaged in the assessment process in relation to the applications, carried out in conjunction with the Project Advisory Board for the Fund, which is comprised of representatives from key Government Departments and independent experts.
Table 1. List of Category 2 Applications
|
Lead Applicant |
Project Name |
Location |
County |
RRDF Funding Sought |
|
Ballyhoura CLG |
Centre for National Fire and Emergency Services Training |
Kilmallock |
Limerick |
€240,000.00 |
|
Carlow County Council |
Barrow Valley Tourism and Outdoor Experience Cluster |
St Mullins, Clashganny, Ballyellen, Ballytiglea |
Carlow |
€101,347.00 |
|
Carlow County Council |
Urban Plan and Key Projects and Development of Tourism and Enterprise Hub |
Muine Bheag |
Carlow |
€131,250.00 |
|
Carlow County Council |
Clonegal Tourism Hub Project |
Clonegal |
Carlow |
€70,773.00 |
|
Cavan County Council |
Kingscourt Town Centre Regeneration |
Kingscourt |
Cavan |
€787,500.00 |
|
Cavan County Council |
Ballyconnell Geopark Gateway Initiative |
Ballyconnell |
Cavan |
€1,125,000.00 |
|
Cavan County Council |
Cootehill Town Regeneration Masterplan |
Cootehill |
Cavan |
€667,500.00 |
|
Clare County Council |
West Clare Railway Multi Model Greenway |
Ennis to Kilkee |
Clare |
€759,375.00 |
|
Clare County Council |
Development of a multi-functional community building at Quilty |
Quilty |
Clare |
€184,000.00 |
|
Clare County Council |
Coláiste Eoghain Uí Chomhraidhe - A Cultural Beacon across a Rural Hinterland |
Carrigholt |
Clare |
€125,600.00 |
|
Clare Local Development Company |
Lisdoonvarna Wellness Town and Sustainable Communities Partnership |
Lisdoonvarna, Lisdoonvarna, Kilfemora, Doolin and Environs |
Clare |
€324,630.00 |
|
Clare Local Development Company (CLDC) |
Shannon Aviation Museum Phase 2 |
Shannon |
Clare |
€64,500.00 |
|
Cork County Council |
Regeneration of Town Centre and the Development of a future vision for the disused former Courthouse |
Youghal |
Cork |
€281,250.00 |
|
Cork County Council |
Development of a Georgian Cultural/Hertiage Quarter for Mitchelstown |
Mitchelstown |
Cork |
€270,000.00 |
|
Cork County Council |
Bandon Transportation and Public Realm Enhancement Plan Implementation |
Bandon |
Cork |
€900,000.00 |
|
Cork Education and Training Board |
East Cork Hospitality and Culinary School |
Youghal |
Cork |
€820,000.00 |
|
Donegal County Council |
Ballyshannon 2040 - Back to Ballyshannon |
Ballyshannon |
Donegal |
€185,625.00 |
|
Donegal County Council |
Ramelton Historic Town Centre - A Restorative and Transformational Public Realm Scheme |
Ramelton |
Donegal |
€186,869.00 |
|
Donegal County Council |
Ballybofey-Stranorlar S.E.E.D Strenghten.Engage.Enable.Deliver |
Ballybofey |
Donegal |
€362,813.00 |
|
Fáilte Ireland |
The Beara Breifne Way |
West Cork, Limerick, Tipperary, Offaly, Galway, Roscommon, Sligo, Leitrim & Cavan, Multiple |
West Cork, Limerick, Tipperary, Offaly, Galway, Roscommon, Sligo, Leitrim & Cavan |
€300,000.00 |
|
Galway County Council |
Town of Gort |
Gort |
Galway |
€1,900,323.00 |
|
Galway County Council |
Clifden Town Centre |
Clifden |
Galway |
€792,030.00 |
|
Galway County Council |
Portumna Vision 2030 |
Portumna |
Galway |
€1,192,855.00 |
|
Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) |
Tipperary Racecourse, |
Ballykisteen |
Tipperary |
€728,250.00 |
|
Kerry County Council |
Caherviveen Town Centre Regerenation Project |
Carhersiveen |
Kerry |
€2,377,362.00 |
|
Kerry County Council |
Masterplan for Milltown |
Milltown |
Kerry |
€716,250.00 |
|
Kerry County Council |
Blennerville Regeneration Project |
Blennerville |
Kerry |
€429,243.00 |
|
Kildare County Council |
Athy Food, Drinks and Skills Hub |
Athy |
Kildare |
€476,250.00 |
|
Kildare County Council |
Roberstown Amenity Lands |
Robertstown |
Kildare |
€90,053.00 |
|
Kildare County Council |
Kildare Town Renewal Plan |
Kildare Town |
Kildare |
€3,715,440.00 |
|
Kilkenny County Council |
Callan Friary Complex Regeneration |
Callan |
Kilkenny |
€287,518.00 |
|
Kilkenny Leader Partnership |
Castlecomer Loop Walk |
Drumgoole, Smithstown, Knockanaddoge |
Kilkenny |
€106,837.00 |
|
Laois County Council |
Bloom HQ |
Mountrath |
Laois |
€372,000.00 |
|
Laois County Council |
Down Syndrome Laois Enterprise Abbeyleix Park |
Abbeyleix |
Laois |
€384,000.00 |
|
Laois County Council |
Portarlington Regeneration |
Portarlington |
Laois |
€320,000.00 |
|
Leitim County Council |
Carrick on Shannon to Battlebridge Blueway |
Leitrim |
€476,033.00 |
|
|
Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board |
Newcastle West Further Education and Training Campus Development |
Newcastle West |
Limerick |
€247,000.00 |
|
Limerick City and County Council |
Newcastle West Industrial Estate |
Newcastle West |
Limerick |
€1,650,000.00 |
|
Limerick City and County Council |
Dereliction and re-use for housing development in the core of towns and villages in rural Limerick |
Newcastle West, Rathkeale, Abbeyfeale, Askeaton, Ardagh, Kilmalloock, Croom, Bruff, Kilfinane, Ballingarry |
Limerick |
€5,820,000.00 |
|
Limerick City and County Council |
Adare Sustainability Programme |
Adare |
Limerick |
€1,245,000.00 |
|
Longford County Council |
Enhancement of Attractiveness of Lanesborough as Tourism Destination |
Lanesborough |
Longford |
€468,750.00 |
|
Louth County Council |
Living in Carlingford-Visiting in Carlingford. A strategy for sustainable tourism in Carlingford |
Carlingford |
Louth |
€710,980.00 |
|
Louth County Council |
Omeath Village Regeneration Strategy |
Omeath |
Louth |
€642,072.00 |
|
Mayo County Council |
Newport Regeneration Project |
Newport |
Mayo |
€355,764.00 |
|
Mayo County Council |
Ballyhaunis Community Vision |
Ballyhaunis |
Mayo |
€168,352.00 |
|
Mayo County Council |
Killala Regeneration Initiative |
Killala |
Mayo |
€483,435.00 |
|
Meath County Council |
Dunshaughlin Courthouse and Town Centre |
Dunshaughlin |
Meath |
€613,050.00 |
|
Meath County Council |
Athboy Town Centre |
Athboy |
Meath |
€608,250.00 |
|
Meath County Council |
Oldcastle Town Centre |
Oldcastle |
Meath |
€443,550.00 |
|
Monaghan County Council |
Carrickmacross Workhouse Community Hub |
Carrickmacross |
Monaghan |
€270,570.00 |
|
Monaghan County Council |
Castleblayney Market Square Regeneration Phase 2 |
Castleblayney |
Monaghan |
€295,000.00 |
|
Monaghan County Council |
Lough Egish Food Park Expansion |
Lough Egish |
Monaghan |
€422,145.00 |
|
National Museum of Ireland |
NMI - Country Life |
Castlebar |
Mayo |
€270,000.00 |
|
North East West Kerry Development |
Ardfert Community Sport and Recreation Facility |
Ardfert |
Kerry |
€98,194.00 |
|
Offaly County Council |
Birr Creative Court |
Birr |
Offaly |
€312,750.00 |
|
Offaly County Council |
Banagher Regeneraton Projects |
Banagher |
Offaly |
€395,250.00 |
|
Offaly County Council |
Ferbane Town Regeneration |
Ferbane |
Offaly |
€327,750.00 |
|
Office of Public Works (OPW) |
Kilmacurragh House |
Kilmacurragh |
Wicklow |
€500,000.00 |
|
Roscommon County Council |
Ballaghdereen Public Realm Enhancement |
Ballaghdereen |
Roscommon |
€434,010.00 |
|
Roscommon County Council |
Lough Key |
Lough Key |
Roscommon |
€360,000.00 |
|
SECAD Partnership CLG |
Kilbrittain Community Hub |
Kilbrittain |
Cork |
€100,913.00 |
|
SECAD Partnership CLG |
Kinsale Municipal Hall Regeneration |
Kinsale |
Cork |
€120,000.00 |
|
Sligo County Council |
Town Regeneration Project – Collooney and Ballymote, County Sligo |
Ballymote Collooney |
Sligo |
€386,000.00 |
|
Sligo County Council |
Public Realm Enhancement of County Sligo tourist villages of Strandhill and Rosses Point |
Strandhill Rosses Point |
Sligo |
€202,000.00 |
|
Sligo County Council |
Tubbercurry Regeneration Project 2020 |
Tubercurry |
Sligo |
€222,000.00 |
|
South Tipperary Development CLG |
Premier Agri-Food Centre of Excellence |
New Inn |
Tipperary |
€300,000.00 |
|
Tipperary County Council |
A Pathway to Regeneration of Cahir Town Centre |
Cahir Town |
Tipperary |
€632,987.00 |
|
Tipperary County Council |
Nenagh Historic and Cultural Quarter - A Tourism Led Regeneration Plan |
Nenagh |
Tipperary |
€650,034.00 |
|
Tipperary County Council |
Carrick on Suir Regeneration Plan - A Journey from the Suir Blueway to the Ormond Castle Quarter |
Carrick on Suir |
Tipperary |
€365,625.00 |
|
Údarás na Gaeltachta |
Cloghane Integrated Development Centre |
Cloghane |
Kerry |
€328,459.00 |
|
Údarás na Gaeltachta |
Áras na nDéise - Enterprise and Tourism Hub |
An Rinn |
Waterford |
€337,819.00 |
|
Waterford County Council |
Cappoquin Town - Regeneration and Renewal |
Cappoquin |
Waterford |
€1,207,500.00 |
|
Westmeath County Council |
Castlepollard Regeneration |
Castlepollard |
Westmeath |
€311,250.00 |
|
Wicklow County Council |
Rejuvenation of Rathdrum |
Rathdrum |
Wicklow |
€796,500.00 |
|
Wicklow County Council |
Placemaking for Newmountkennedy |
Newmountkennedy |
Wicklow |
€357,750.00 |
|
Wicklow County Council |
Blueprint for Blessington |
Blessington |
Wicklow |
€2,327,626.00 |
