Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 October 2021
38. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of supports provided to community-based organisations in counties Louth and Meath that provide vital services such as cancer care transport services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50155/21]
View answerThe CLÁR Programme provides funding under a number of different Measures for small-scale infrastructural projects in designated rural areas that have experienced significant levels of de-population over a defined period. My Department reviews the type of initiatives to be funded under the Programme each year.
I launched the CLÁR 2021 Programme in March. Measure 3 of this year's programme provided support for Community Wellbeing Supports, including a sub-Measure for Mobility and Cancer Care Transport vehicles.
Funding for mobility and cancer care transport vehicles was first introduced under the CLÁR programme in 2018 and since then funding of over €4.3 million has been approved for almost 90 projects. On 2nd September, I approved funding of over €105,000 for two projects in Co Meath under this Measure. This involved €55,654 for the Irish Wheelchair Association and €50,000 in respect of the Moylagh JFK 50 Mile Challenge. No applications were received in 2021 under this Measure from any organisations in County Louth.
The full list of successful CLÁR 2021 projects and the successful projects from previous years are available on my Department's website at www.gov.ie/drcd.
