Thomas Gould
Question:129. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether payments have been made in Cork city under the community climate action plan. [17674/24]
View answerTuesday, 23 April 2024
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The Community Climate Action Programme aims to support community climate action projects and initiatives, as well as capacity building, over a number of years. The first phase of the Community Climate Action Programme will see more than €30 million from the Climate Action Fund invested in supporting communities across the country to run direct climate action projects and initiatives under Strand 1/1a, as well as capacity building under Strand 2.
Under Strand 2, €5 million of the Programme was allocated for education, capacity building and learning by doing projects. There are 19 projects currently in delivery under this programme, run by Pobal. Strand 2 also saw the Creative Climate Action Programme move to its second phase with funding of €2.545 million for 39 projects approved in July 2023. These are currently being implemented with a targeted completion date of 2025. 14 projects from Phase 1 of the Creative Climate Action Programme, which saw €1 million allocated from the Climate Action Fund, are now complete.
Applications for funding have closed under strand 1/1a and Local Authorities across the country are currently evaluating projects. Portfolio proposals are expected from Local Authorities to the Department over the next few weeks. No funding has yet been received by Local Authorities in relation to this strand.
To date, Cork City Council received funding of €110,790 for their project entitled ‘The Kinship Project’ under Creative Climate Action Phase 1.