Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 22 October 2020
211. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there will be further approvals under the town and village accelerated measure round 3 scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32168/20]
View answerThe 2020 Town and Village Renewal Scheme has a budget of €25 million this year following the allocation of an additional €10 million to the scheme as part of the Government’s July Stimulus Package.
The scheme has been adapted this year to assist towns and villages to respond to the impact of COVID-19. In addition to the standard strand of the Town & Village Scheme, the scheme also includes an Accelerated Measure to fund smaller scale projects that can be delivered immediately to assist towns and villages in adapting to COVID-19.
The Accelerated Measure had an indicative budget of €10 million and I have already approved funding for projects in excess of this amount. Most recently, on October 12th last, I announced funding of €4.3 million for 137 towns and villages. This was the third and final round of funding under the Accelerated Measure.
The Measure is now closed and, in total, I have allocated €10.4 million to 363 projects across the three funding rounds.
Applications for the standard strand of the Town & Village Renewal Scheme, which has a budget of approximately €15 million, are currently being assessed and the successful projects will be announced when that process is complete.
