Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 November 2022
638. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cumulative budget allocated to the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme from 2017 to 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56389/22]
View answerThe Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS) provides funding for the development and enhancement of outdoor recreational infrastructure such as trails, walkways, cycleways, blueways and bridleways in rural areas.
The measures being funded under this year’s Scheme are:
Measure 1: Small Scale Repair/Development/Promotion and Marketing (up to €30,000)Measure 2: Medium Scale Repair/Upgrade and New Trail/Amenity Development (up to €200,000)Measure 3: Strategic Large Scale Repair/Upgrade and New Strategic Trail/Amenity Development (up to €500,000)Project Development Measure: Development costs for Strategic large Scale Projects (up to €500,000).
Since the formation of my Department in 2017, funding of over €85 million has been approved for more than 1,300 projects under the Scheme. I have set out in the table below detail of annual funding allocated over this period.
Allocations under measures 2 and 3 of the 2022 Scheme will be announced in the coming weeks.
|
Year |
Value Approved (€m) |
|
2017 |
13.58 |
|
2018 |
20.84 |
|
2019 |
10.24 |
|
2020 |
15.77 |
|
2021 |
18.96 |
|
2022 |
5.98 |
|
Total |
€85.37 m |
