Departmental Schemes

Thursday, 9 December 2021

Questions (378)

Bernard Durkan

Question:

378. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the full extent of awards made by her Department under the town and village renewal scheme throughout Ireland; her expectations in respect of this or similar schemes in the next year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61054/21]

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Minister for Rural and Community Development

The Town and Village Renewal Scheme (TVRS) provides funding to support the revitalisation of our rural towns and villages and make them more attractive places to live, work and visit. The initiative is a key part of Our Rural Future – the Government’s five year strategy to revitalise rural Ireland.

This year, in line with Our Rural Future, a key focus is to renovate derelict and vacant buildings in our town centres to bring them back into use as multipurpose spaces, remote working hubs or as residential accommodation. Since the scheme was launched in 2016, funding of over €93 million has been approved for the delivery of 1,341 projects in towns and villages countrywide.

I have set out in the table beneath a breakdown of this funding.

Applications under the 2021 scheme are currently being assessed and I plan to announce the successful projects in the coming weeks.

Town & Village Renewal Scheme

Approvals to date

County/City Council	Approved (€m)	No. of projects
Carlow	3.266	49
Cavan	3.611	59
Clare	3.841	45
Cork City	0.505	5
Cork County	4.638	62
Donegal	4.214	55
Dublin Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown	0.180	2
Dublin Fingal	1.772	30
Dublin South County Dublin	0.229	3
Galway	4.142	57
Kerry	3.647	52
Kildare	2.483	41
Kilkenny	3.333	48
Laois	3.449	55
Leitrim	3.463	53
Limerick	4.048	54
Longford	2.776	48
Louth	3.131	52
Mayo	4.992	60
Meath	3.448	55
Monaghan	3.627	56
Offaly	3.930	46
Roscommon	3.752	51
Sligo	4.241	56
Tipperary	4.016	51
Waterford	3.067	50
Westmeath	2.704	44
Wexford	4.742	59
Wicklow	2.375	43
Total	€93.621m	1,341