Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 June 2023
102. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the projects funded by the Transitional LEADER programme in County Carlow, as well as the amount of funding Carlow has received under the initiative. [28285/23]
View answerIn line with the ‘Our Rural Future’, the Government’s Rural Development Policy for 2021-2025, I announced an allocation of €70 million for the Transitional LEADER Programme which came into effect in April 2021 for the period 2021-2022. Arrangements for a successor programme to come into effect this year are well advance.
The allocation for County Carlow for the transitional programme was €1.89 million.
To date, Carlow LAG has approved 18 transitional projects for a total of €1.48 million, Of the transitional project funding approved, €168,942 has been drawn by the project promoters to date.
The deadline for project approvals under the transitional programme was extended to the end of August 2023 to facilitate the full allocation of the funds available to the LAGs. All funding must be drawn down by end June 2024.
Table 1 below gives details of the approved transitional projects.
Table 1: Projects funded by Carlow LAG under the Transitional LEADER programme.
|
Project Name |
LEADER Grant Amount |
Project Approved |
|
Development of Carlow Golf Club |
€48,719 |
08/09/2021 |
|
Upgrade of Equipment for Mount Leinster Rangers GAA |
€11,250 |
08/09/2021 |
|
Borris House Festival of Writing & Ideas 2022 |
€50,430 |
05/05/2022 |
|
Carlow Tourism co-operative marketing application 2022 |
€73,022 |
23/06/2022 |
|
Carlow Grid Study |
€10,125 |
13/09/2022 |
|
Clubhouse Extension and Community Gym |
€199,851 |
20/09/2022 |
|
Blue Way Bikes |
€35,633 |
11/10/2022 |
|
Smart Villages Training Project |
€19,711 |
11/10/2022 |
|
Bagenalstown AFC Solar energy and lighting project |
€37,519 |
11/10/2022 |
|
Upgrade of Software & Machinery Upgrade |
€136,569 |
15/11/2022 |
|
Sustainable Communities Biodiversity Project 2022 |
€20,000 |
15/11/2022 |
|
St Laurence O'Toole Installation of Olympic standard 400m track. |
€500,000 |
15/11/2022 |
|
Collective Tourism Marketing Application - Carlow Tourism 2023 |
€90,166 |
14/12/2022 |
|
St Joseph’s Walk pathway project |
€12,003 |
14/12/2022 |
|
Carlow Arts Festival 2023 National Marketing and Promotion Campaign |
€27,509 |
14/12/2022 |
|
Clubhouse Refurbishment and Walking Track Resurfacing |
€174,038 |
14/12/2022 |
|
Assembly - ROOTS |
€30,000 |
14/12/2022 |
|
Phase Four - County Carlow Community First Responders New groups and Existing group equipment |
€10,106 |
22/05/2023 |
|
Total Approved |
€1,486,649 |
