Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 February 2024
653. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide an update on the number of applications that have been received per county under the 2023 Community Centres Investment Fund - New Builds Measure; if there will be a new call for this scheme in 2024; and when will the assessment process for 2023 be completed and the awardees announced. [7436/24]
View answerLast year, I announced a €20 million fund to support communities with ‘shovel-ready’ projects on green or brownfield sites for the construction of new community centres. These shovel ready projects have all necessary planning and consents secured so they are already at an advanced stage and ready to commence following a tender process.
This Community Centres Investment Fund (CCIF) targets areas without an appropriate facility to meet their community’s needs.The minimum grant available was €1 million with the maximum being €6 million. In total, twenty-two applications for new build community centres were received by my Department. The table below lists the number of applications for each county.
The assessment of these applications is almost complete and I expect to announce the successful projects shortly. A decision in respect of any further iteration of the Community Centres Investment Fund will not be made until after the announcement of the successful projects under the current round of funding.
|
County |
Number of CCIF New Build 2023 Applications |
|
Carlow |
1 |
|
Cork |
2 |
|
Dublin |
1 |
|
Galway |
3 |
|
Kerry |
2 |
|
Kildare |
3 |
|
Mayo |
1 |
|
Meath |
1 |
|
Monaghan |
1 |
|
Offaly |
1 |
|
Sligo |
2 |
|
Waterford |
1 |
|
Wexford |
2 |
|
Wicklow |
1 |
|
Total |
22 |
