Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 3 June 2004
207 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of applications received in his Department for the various forms of grant assistance available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17070/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe information sought by the Deputy is set out in the table below. The information provided relates to the period from 1 January 2003, the first full year of my Department, to date.
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Schemes |
Number of applications |
|
Community and local development |
|
|
Community development programme |
Two |
|
2003 programme of grants for locally-based community and voluntary organisations |
2,377 |
|
2004 programme of grants for locally-based community and voluntary organisations |
1,200, scheme closed for applications on 31 May and figure not yet finalised) |
|
2003 scheme of community support for older people |
461 applications from community groups resulting in grant approval of 11,921 individual older people |
|
2004 scheme of community support for older people |
This scheme will be advertised shortly |
|
Funding scheme to support the role of federations, networks and umbrella bodies. |
134 |
|
Rural development schemes |
|
|
PEACE II Measure 5.6b |
8 |
|
INTERREG Ireland-Northern Ireland programme |
18 |
|
Under CLÁR, for the most part, applications are made directly to the other Departments, agencies or local authorities involved. |
|
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In the case of the following measures, applications are made directly to the CLÁR section of my Department. |
|
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Single to three-phase electricity conversion measure: |
143 |
|
Primary school outdoors play facilities enhancement scheme: |
483 |
|
Rural development fund |
8 |
|
Islands |
84 |
|
Gaeltacht and Irish language, estimated** |
9,100 |
** A wide range of schemes is operated in the Gaeltacht and Irish language areas of the Department, many of which involve individual applications from substantial numbers of Gaeltacht residents, for example, the Gaeltacht housing scheme, the scheme for Irish speaking households and the scheme for students attending Irish summer colleges, and the figure shown under this heading is an indicative one.
