Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 26 Nov 2002

Vol. 558 No. 1

Written Answers. - Departmental Estimates.

Fergus O'Dowd

Ceist:

486 Mr. O'Dowd asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the budget breakdown under each subhead for the past three years for his Department; and the proposed allocation breakdown on a subhead basis for the Estimates for 2003 (details supplied). [23695/02]

Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Éamon Ó Cuív)

The information requested by the Deputy is as follows:

	REV 2000€ million	REV 2001€ million	2002€ million	AEV 2003€ million
An Foras Teanga	5.59*	13.4	14	12.42
Scéimeanna Feabhsúcháin sa Ghaeltacht	5.7	12.4	12.9	10.29
Údarás na Gaeltachta	39.9	41.2	39.1	33.3
Grants for Community and Voluntary Service	36.3	33.75	34.96	29.54
Local Development/Social Inclusion	44.35	45.55	47.58	44.9
Western Development Commission	.78	.94	1.5	1.35
Western Investment Fund	6.35	6.35	6.35	2.01
NDP – Rural Development	17.1	14.17	11.86	11.09
Leader, INTERREG and Peace Programme	26.32	4.25	14.4	13.87
CLÁR	–	–	12.7	9.52
Information Society – Community Initiative	–	1.65	5.13	0.7

*This figure represents the joint REV 2000 allocations to An Foras Teanga, €1.075 million, and to its predecessor, Bórd na Gaeilge €4.51 million, which it replaced that year.

The figures reflects programmes that were transferred from the Department of Social Community and Family Affairs to the new Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs earlier this year.