Michael Moynihan
Question:28. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the next round of applications for rural regeneration projects will be announced. [62469/22]
View answerThursday, 15 December 2022
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The Rural Regeneration and Development Fund provides funding for the development and construction of capital projects in towns and villages and rural areas across Ireland.
Calls for applications to the Fund are sought under two categories – Category 1 and Category 2. Category 1 relates to large scale ambitious capital projects with all necessary planning and other consents in place, and which are ready to proceed. Category 2 provides smaller grant funding to enable the development of project proposals suitable for future calls for Category 1 applications.
On 10th November 2022, I announced the successful applications from the fourth call for Category 1 applications. Funding of €115 million was approved for 23 projects worth €162 million. This is the largest ever approval from the fund.
Since the RRDF was established in 2018, funding of €395 million has been approved for 215 projects costing €542 million.
The timing of future calls for applications to the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund is under consideration and will be announced in due course.