Written Answers. - Departmental Expenditure. – Dáil Éireann (29th Dáil) – Tuesday, 27 May 2003

Written Answers. - Departmental Expenditure.

Bernard J. Durkan

Ceist:

430 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the expenditure by his Department on a county basis to date in 2003 under the various headings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14681/03]

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

The following is the expenditure of the Department on a county basis for the year to date follows in so far as it is feasible to provide it.

Subheads A1 – A8 – Administration

Expenditure for the year to date comes to approximately €4.5 million. While most of the personnel are based in Dublin and Furbo, County Galway, it is not possible to assess the benefit of this expenditure on a county basis.

Subhead B – Íocaíocht leis an Foras Teanga

Expenditure to date for 2003 is €4.6 million. Because of the nature of the spend it is not possible to give a meaningful county breakdown.

Subhead C – Íocaíocht le Ciste na Gaeilge

The following is a breakdown of the spend to date – it is not feasible to give the ultimate location of benefit of much of the spend:

County	Spend
	€
Corcaigh	9,982
Gaillimh	60,000
Náisiúnta	281,000
Idirnáisiúnta	44,906
Iomlán	395,888

Subhead D – Tithe Gaeltachta

A breakdown on a county basis of the spend of €1.5 million approximately is not readily available.

Subhead E – Scéimeanna Feabhsúcháin sa Gaeltacht

County	Spend to date in 2003
	€
Corcaigh	5,000
Dún na nGall	199,921
Gaillimh	513,943
Ciarraí	33,378
Maigh Eo	120,878
Iomlán	873,120

Subhead F – Scéimeanna Cultúrtha agus Sóisialta

County	Spend to date in 2003
	€
Dún na nGall	388,346
Gaillimh	260,441
Ciarraí	105,905
Maigh Eo	26,246
Port Láirge	3,079
Iomlán	784,017

Subhead G – Oifig Eorpach do Theangacha

A county breakdown of the spend of €12,500 is not relevant.

Subhead H1 – Údarás na Gaeltachta – Caiteachas Reatha

Spend to date comes to about €3 million and most of the personnel are based in Galway, Donegal and Kerry. However the benefits would accrue throughout the Gaeltacht areas.

Subhead H2 – Údarás na Gaeltachta – Deontais do Thionscail

A total of €6.5 million was spent to the end of April. A breakdown of this on a county basis is not immediately available.

Subhead I – Oileáin

County	Spend to date in 2003
	€
Gaillimh	578,000
Dún na nGall	232,000
Maigh Eo	105,000
Corcaigh	52,000
Iomlán	967,000

Subhead J – Grants for Community and Voluntary Service

County	Spend to date in 2003
	€
Carlow	14,375
Cavan	50,000
Clare	127,713
Cork	609,882
Donegal	463,625
Dublin	3,080,648
Galway	577,223
Kerry	190,940
Kilkenny	37,800
Leitrim	102,280
Limerick	462,790
Louth	182,075
Mayo	193,539
Meath	156,755
Monaghan	239,698
Offaly	49,350
Roscommon	4,250
Sligo	92,054
Tipperary	279,768
Waterford	394,955
Westmeath	107,785
Wexford	251,027
Wicklow	146,198
Islands	211,350
Total	8,026,080

Subhead K1 – Local Development

Figures are provided for the first quarter of 2003:

County	Spend to date in 2003
	€
Cavan	183,331
Carlow	145,224
Clare	160,369
Cork	689,253
Donegal	524,584
Dublin	2,827,277
Galway	686,560
Kerry	633,296
Kildare	240,658
Kilkenny	134,430
Laois	106,870
Leitrim	120,354
Limerick	619,863
Longford	159,927
Louth	391,542
Mayo	248,939
Meath	141,902
Monaghan	184,196
Offaly	192,868
Roscommon	184,296
Sligo	168,869
Tipperary	150,146
Waterford	293,388
Westmeath	270,443
Wexford	464,439
Wicklow	548,525
Technical Assistance	432,038
Total	10,903,587

Subhead K2 – Drugs Initiative

County	Spend to date in 2003
	€
Cork	359,658
Dublin	1,873,534
Wicklow	243,611
Total	2,476,803

Subhead K3 – Programme for Peace and Reconciliation (i) A total of €4.5 million has been forwarded to the Monaghan Branch of the Combat Poverty Agency. This is being expended in the Border counties but the ultimate county of benefit of each individual payment to final beneficiaries is not available.

(ii) €3.8 million has been allocated through ADM and is being utilised as follows:

	€
Donegal	1,372,000
Monaghan	528,000
Louth	519,000
Cavan	386,000
Leitrim	264,000
Sligo	168,000
Other*	563,000

(*payments made outside the Border counties but spend impacts on Border region)

Subhead L – Youth Services and Facilities

County	Spend to date in 2003
	€
Cork	503,563
Dublin	5,321,918
Galway	68,694
Waterford	5,713
Wicklow	75,047
Nationwide*	22,601
Total	5,997,536

*This is for spend that is proportioned across all counties.

Subhead M – Waterways Ireland

County	Spend to date in 2003
	€
Carlow	71,029
Cavan	265,921
Clare	455,206
Dublin	802,712
Galway	158,746
Kerry	748,372
Laois	3,621
Leitrim	1,277,381
Limerick	12,517
Longford	162,007
Meath	33,853
Offaly	996,270
Roscommon	351,448
Tipperary	274
Westmeath	215,892
Nationwide*	34,041
Total	5,589,290

* This is for spend that is proportioned across all counties.

Subhead N1 – Western Development CommissionPayments to the Western Development Commission to date total €676,329. County Roscommon would be the primary beneficiary in this case as the WDC is based in Ballaghadereen. However, other western counties would benefit indirectly.

Subhead N2 – Western Investment Fund

A breakdown on a county basis of the €1.334 million dispersed by the Western Investment Fund to date is not available. The counties covered by the fund are the five Connacht counties, Donegal and Clare.

Subhead O1 – Rural Development SchemesRural Development Fund

County	Spend to date in 2003
	€
Galway	2,163
Donegal	27,013
Dublin	17,854
Kerry	22,610
Kildare	1,325
Total	70,965

Farm Relief Services

County	Spend to date in 2003
	€
Carlow	3,220
Cavan	12,881
Cork	10,466
Galway	30,000
Kerry	4,361
Kildare	1,080
Kilkenny	3,667
Laois	2,881
Limerick	5,470
Longford	3,280
Meath	5,088
Monaghan	3,007
Offaly	757
Roscommon	9,602
Tipperary	56,050
Waterford	6,453
Westmeath	721
Wexford	15,308
Wicklow	12,205
Total	186,497

This subhead also covers the Area Based Rural Development Scheme, which is a similar scheme to Leader+ but covering the parts of the country not covered by the latter scheme (see under Subhead O2 below).

Subhead O2 – Leader, INTERREG and Peace ProgrammeUnder the Leader Programme approved local action groups are funded with public funding (EU and National) to implement multi-sectoral business plans for the development of rural areas. In total there are 38 groups operating in all 26 counties (when the area based rural development scheme is taken into account) and these are engaged in funding small-scale capital projects. Figures under these schemes, totalling around €5 million to the end of April, are not available on a county basis.

Again, while a county breakdown is not available under the INTERREG* and Peace programmes, the schemes would be relevant to the six Border counties (*also involves an Ireland/Wales Measure).

Subhead O3 – CLÁR

County	Spend to date in 2003
	€
Cavan	18,000
Clare	2,000
Cork	29,543
Donegal	168,817
Galway	28,000
Kerry	22,609
Leitrim	73,830
Longford	13,565
Louth	112,111
Mayo	83,628
Monaghan	22,203
Roscommon	28,707
Sligo	29,591
Tipperary	2,858
Total	635,462

Subhead P – CAIT

County	Spend to date in 2003
	€
Cavan	3,810
Carlow	14,790
Clare	15,370
Cork	57,592
Donegal	64,663
Dublin	186,403
Galway	22,529
Kerry	72,859
Kildare	29,905
Laois	29,397
Limerick	1,270
Longford	9,725
Louth	4,675
Mayo	32,415
Meath	23,102
Monaghan	5,440
Roscommon	1,270
Sligo	1,270
Tipperary	5,080
Waterford	40,200
Westmeath	62,879
Wexford	635
Wicklow	56,271
Nationwide*	1,905
Total	743,455

*This is for spend that is proportioned across all counties.

Dáil Éireann díospóireacht - Tuesday, 27 May 2003