The Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS) is funded by my Department under Our Rural Future in partnership with Fáilte Ireland. ORIS provides funding under a number of measures for the development of new outdoor recreational infrastructure and for the necessary repair, enhancement or promotion of existing outdoor recreation infrastructure in countryside areas across Ireland. Such infrastructure includes for example trails, walkways, cycleways, blueways and bridleways in rural areas. Measures include:
- Measure 1 for small scale projects requiring funding of up to €30,000,
- Measure 2 for medium scale projects with funding of up to €200,000,
- Measure 3 for large scale projects seeking funding of up to €500,000, and
- Project Development Measure funding of up to €50,000 for development costs for strategic large scale projects
To date, the Scheme has provided funding of over €87 million in respect of 1,200 projects nationwide. I launched the 2022 Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme in February this year with a fund of €15 million.
I have set out in the following table details of the approved ORIS projects in Donegal over the time period requested by the deputy.
Approved ORIS Projects
