Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 October 2021
246. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which her Department through the CLÁR programme her Department has assisted communities throughout the country including County Kildare in the past year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50290/21]
View answerThe CLÁR Programme provides funding under a number of different Measures for small-scaleinfrastructural projects in designated rural areas that have experienced significant levels of de-population over a defined period using Central Statistics Office data. There are designated CLÁR areas in all counties with the exception of Dublin, Kildare and Wexford.
The Measures to be included in the CLÁR programme are reviewed and revised, if appropriate, each year. The Measures being funded under the 2021 programme are:
Measure1: Support for Schools/Community Safety Measures
Measure 2: Outdoor Community Recreation Facilities
Measure 3: Community Wellbeing Support
(a) Community Gardens and Allotments
(b) Mobility and Cancer Care Transport
CLÁR Innovation Measure: Funding for innovative or pilot projects that address specific challenges faced by communities in CLÁR areas.
To date, I have announced funding of over €5.7million for over 140 projects across Measures 1, 2, 3(a) & 3(b) of CLÁR 2021. Applications under the Innovation Measure are currently being assessed and I expect to announce the successful projects in the coming weeks.
County Kildare does not have any identified CLÁR areas and has therefore not received funding under the programme.
