Departmental Funding

Thursday, 2 May 2024

Questions (324)

Cathal Crowe

Question:

324. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of funding provided in each county under the community centre investment fund, launched in March 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20082/24]

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Minister for Rural and Community Development

Under the range of capital investment programmes operated by my Department, I have prioritised the development and enhancement of community centres across the country as they are a vital resource for all of the community.

Under the 2022 Community Centre Investment Fund, which was the first year of the Fund's operation, over €45.8 million was committed for improvement and refurbishment works on over 860 existing community centres across Ireland in 2022.

Following on from this investment, I wanted to assist community groups who are striving to build their own community centre to service their local needs. That is why, in 2023, the focus of the Community Centres Investment Fund moved to new builds. I was very pleased last month to announce funding of over €30 million under the 2023 scheme which will now see the construction of twelve new facilities in nine separate counties across the country. These are listed in the table below.

County	Group Name	Lead Party	CCIF Funding Awarded
Carlow	Tullow Road Community Hub	Carlow County Council	€4,135,178
Cork	Rylane Community Centre	IRD Duhallow	€1,595,574
Galway	Aras Lae , Maigh Cuilinn	Údarás an Gaeltachta	€6,000,000
Galway (City)	Newcastle Community Centre	Galway City Council	€4,343,255
Mayo	Ballina Scouting Den and Community Centre	Mayo North East	€1,152,193
Meath	Kilcloon Community Centre	Meath County Council	€1,915,000
Monaghan	Rockcorry Community Centre	Monaghan County Council	€2,667,785
Offaly	Moneygall Community Centre	Offaly County Council	€1,407,660
Sligo	Ballymote Community Centre	Sligo County Council	€2,650,991
Sligo	Kilglass Community Centre	Sligo County Council	€1,163,710
Wexford	Ballymitty Community Development	Wexford County Council	€1,398,035
Wexford	Riverchapel Community Centre	Wexford County Council	€1,797,919
		Total	€30,227,300