Bernard J. Durkan
Ceist:
208
Mr. Durkan
asked the
Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
the extent to which funding has been provided by his Department in 2004 to date on a county by county basis under the community affairs heading of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[17071/04]
Amharc ar fhreagra
Bernard J. Durkan
Ceist:
209
Mr. Durkan
asked the
Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
the funding he has made available to bodies under the community affairs aegis of his Department in the current year to date, the funds still to be expended; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[17072/04]
Amharc ar fhreagra
I propose to take Questions Nos. 208 and 209 together.
My Department administers a range of programmes designed to support communities as they pursue their own development. The information required by the Deputy in relation to funding provided for these programmes is detailed in the tables below. The Deputy may wish to note that certain programmes have both a community and a rural focus and, therefore, they are reflected in both this reply and the reply to Question No. 206 of today.
Grants for community and voluntary service
Scheme-programme
|
2004 allocation
|
Amount spent
|
Balance
|
|
€m
|
€m
|
€m
|
Community development programme
|
20.6
|
8.514
|
12.086
|
Programme of grants for locally-based community and voluntary organisations
|
2.7
|
Nil
|
2.7
|
Scheme of community support for older people
|
2.4
|
Nil
|
2.4
|
Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Protestant Aid
|
1.333
|
Nil
|
1.333
|
Funding for national organisations working for the re-integration of ex-prisoners
|
0.136
|
0.034
|
0.102
|
Support for volunteering
|
0.272
|
0.136
|
0.136
|
White Paper supports for the community and voluntary sector
|
3.888
|
0.728
|
3.16
|
The following tables outline the expenditure on a county by county basis.
County
|
Total spent community development projects
|
Total spent regional support agencies
|
Total spent specialist support agencies
|
Total expenditure to date
|
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
Carlow
|
38,000
|
|
|
38,000
|
Cavan
|
83,850
|
|
|
83,850
|
Clare
|
160,300
|
|
|
160,300
|
Cork
|
406,091
|
|
|
406,091
|
Donegal
|
381,250
|
115,670
|
|
496,920
|
Dublin
|
2,534,494
|
482,585.42
|
390,500
|
3,407,579.42
|
Galway
|
458,430
|
82,680
|
|
541,110
|
Islands
|
245,363.98
|
|
|
245,363.98
|
Kerry
|
203,528
|
|
|
203,528
|
Kildare
|
160,185.13
|
|
|
160,185.13
|
Kilkenny
|
59,700
|
|
|
59,700
|
Laois
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
Leitrim
|
76,530
|
|
|
76,530
|
Limerick
|
381,650
|
140,970
|
|
522,620
|
Longford
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
Louth
|
151,551
|
|
|
151,551
|
Mayo
|
321, 639.69
|
|
|
321,639.69
|
Meath
|
53,958
|
107,723
|
|
161,681
|
Monaghan
|
132,344
|
92,996.47
|
|
225,340.47
|
Offaly
|
50,221
|
|
|
50,221
|
Roscommon
|
27,300
|
|
|
27,300
|
Sligo
|
93,450
|
|
|
93,450
|
Tipperary
|
199,729
|
|
|
199,729
|
Waterford
|
241,391
|
93,861
|
|
335,252
|
Wesmeath
|
50,000
|
54,000
|
|
104,000
|
Wexford
|
303,820
|
|
|
303,820
|
Wicklow
|
138,129
|
|
|
138,129
|
Total
|
6,952,904.80
|
1,170,485.89
|
390,500
|
8,513,890.69
|
Supports for volunteering
|
€
|
All Dublin based:
Paid during February and March of 2004
|
135,999.50
|
National anti-poverty networks
|
€
|
Dublin
|
572,260.00
|
Galway
|
71,532.50
|
Westmeath
|
71,532.50
|
Total:
|
715,325.00
|
Funding paid six monthly in advance from December 2003.
Training and supports scheme
|
|
€
|
Dublin
|
250,000
|
Louth
|
30,000
|
Laois
|
10,000
|
Westmeath
|
10,000
|
Meath
|
27,500
|
Galway
|
7,500
|
Donegal
|
10,000
|
Roscommon
|
17,500
|
Waterford
|
9,464
|
Cork
|
7,500
|
Total
|
379,464
|
Funding paid six monthly in advance from December 2003.
Federations, networks and umbrella bodies scheme
|
|
€
|
Galway
|
112,000
|
Westmeath
|
27,500
|
Dublin
|
615,400
|
Clare
|
53,500
|
Kildare
|
56,500
|
Tipperary
|
23,500
|
Total
|
888,400
|
Funding paid six monthly in advance from December 2003
The local development social inclusion programme, LDSIP, aims to counter disadvantage and to promote equality and social and economic inclusion through the provision of funding and support to area partnerships, community groups and employment pacts, which adopt a partnership approach to tackling local issues. Each group submits a plan for their area, which encompasses three main action areas: services for the unemployed; community development and community based youth initiatives. The programme is managed by Area Development Management Limited, ADM, on behalf of my Department and details of funding allocated by ADM for 2004 are as follows:
County
|
Partnership-community group
|
Allocations 2004
|
Total for county
|
|
|
€
|
€
|
Carlow
|
Carlow Area Network Development Organisation, CANDO
|
532,922
|
532,922
|
Cavan
|
Cavan Partnership
|
703,828
|
703,828
|
Clare
|
Éirí Corca Baiscinn
|
358,980
|
|
|
Ennis West Partnership
|
175,000
|
|
|
Obair Newmarket-on-Fergus Ltd
|
145,786
|
679,766
|
Cork
|
Cork City Partnership
|
1095,005
|
|
|
Avondhu Development Group
|
340,163
|
|
|
Bantry Integrated Development Group
|
233,048
|
|
|
East Cork Area Development Ltd
|
302,730
|
|
|
I.R.D. Dunhallow Ltd
|
448,776
|
|
|
Meitheal Mhuscrai
|
135,000
|
2,554,722
|
Dublin
|
Ballyfermot Partnership
|
675,567
|
|
|
Ballymun Partnership Ltd
|
763,697
|
|
|
Blanchardstown Area Partnership
|
719,179
|
|
|
Canal Communities Partnership
|
693,477
|
|
|
Clondalkin Partnership
|
1,028,287
|
|
|
Dublin Inner City Partnership
|
1,028,287
|
|
|
Finglas-Cabra Partnership
|
1,017,069
|
|
|
KWCD Partnership
|
859,110
|
|
|
Northside Partnership
|
1,039,505
|
|
|
Southside Partnership
|
876,528
|
|
|
Tallaght Partnership
|
1,039,505
|
|
|
Co-operation Fingal
|
224,363
|
|
|
Rathmines Information & Community Services Centre Ltd
|
277,438
|
10,484,658
|
|
Employment Pact
|
242,646
|
|
Donegal
|
Donegal Local Development Company
|
984,477
|
|
|
Inishowen Partnership Board
|
690,524
|
2,350,883
|
|
Pairtíocht Gaeltacht Thir Chonaill
|
675,882
|
|
Galway
|
Cumas Teo Páirtíocht Chonamara
|
638,803
|
|
|
Galway City Partnership
|
707,016
|
|
|
Galway Rural Development Company
|
1,006,205
|
2,352,024
|
Kerry
|
Partnership Trá Lí
|
685,801
|
|
|
South Kerry Development
|
715,341
|
|
|
Comhar Dhuibhne
|
175,000
|
|
|
Kerry Rural Development Sliabh Luachra Ltd
|
266,340
|
|
|
North Kerry Together Ltd
|
358,980
|
2,201,462
|
Kildare
|
Northwest Kildare-North Offaly Partnership, OAK
|
348,371
|
|
|
Action South Kildare
|
570,220
|
918,591
|
Kilkenny
|
Castlecomer District Community Development Network, CDCDN
|
229,188
|
|
|
Kilkenny Community Action Network
|
226,775
|
455,963
|
Laois
|
Mountmellick Community Development Association
|
240,647
|
|
|
Portlaoise Community Action Project Ltd
|
175,000
|
415,647
|
Leitrim
|
Leitrim Partnership
|
694,303
|
694,303
|
Limerick
|
PAUL, Limerick, Partnership
|
1,039,505
|
|
|
West Limerick Resources Ltd
|
661,003
|
|
|
Ballyhoura Development Ltd
|
481,897
|
|
|
Employment Pact
|
145,587
|
2,327,992
|
Longford
|
Longford Community Resources Ltd
|
686,864
|
686,864
|
Louth
|
Dundalk
|
767,004
|
|
|
Drogheda Partnership Company
|
747,615
|
|
|
Dundalk-Drogheda Employment Pact
|
131,724
|
1,646,343
|
Mayo
|
Meitheal Mhaigheo
|
951,413
|
951,413
|
Meath
|
Navan Travellers Workshop Ltd
|
150,000
|
|
|
Trim Initiative for Development and Enterprise, TIDE
|
162,729
|
|
|
North Meath Communities Development Association
|
221,552
|
534,281
|
Monaghan
|
Monaghan Partnership Board
|
733,703
|
733,703
|
Offaly
|
Tullamore Wider Options
|
175,000
|
|
|
West Offaly Integrated Development Partnership
|
217,704
|
392,704
|
Roscommon
|
Roscommon County Partnership
|
704,182
|
704,182
|
Sligo
|
Sligo LEADER Partnership Co
|
661,003
|
661,003
|
Tipperary
|
Roscrea 2000 Ltd
|
196,251
|
|
|
Borrisokane Area Development Group
|
175,000
|
|
|
Clonmel Community Partnership
|
229,188
|
|
|
Nenagh Community Network
|
175,000
|
775,439
|
Waterford
|
Waterford Area Partnership
|
742,206
|
|
|
Waterford County Partnership
|
260,571
|
1,002,777
|
Westmeath
|
Westmeath Community Development Ltd
|
626,643
|
|
|
Athlone Community Taskforce
|
258,017
|
1,006,436
|
|
Employment Pact
|
121,776
|
|
Wexford
|
Wexford Area Partnership
|
775,270
|
|
|
Wexford County Partnership
|
1,067,255
|
1,842,525
|
Wicklow
|
Bray Partnership
|
775,270
|
|
|
Arklow Community Enterprise Ltd.
|
208,440
|
|
|
Wicklow Working Together
|
175,000
|
1,158,710
|
Some €3.097 million has been allocated to the co-ordination of local and community development schemes. To date no expenditure has been incurred.
Funding of €10.615 million is provided for the programme for peace and reconciliation in 2004. This programme is for community related measures and is managed by ADM-CPA, Monaghan, on behalf of my Department. Therefore, a breakdown of expenditure on a county basis is not available. Funding of €2.438 million has been paid to ADM and €0.5 million has been paid to CPA out of Exchequer funds to date in 2004.
Some €26.756 million was allocated to the drugs initiative-young people's facilities and services fund in 2004. To date a total of €8.097 million has been spent.
CLÁR
County
|
CLÁR funding allocated 2004
|
|
€
|
Cavan
|
1,241,002
|
Clare
|
1,417,989
|
Cork
|
987,247
|
Donegal
|
1,318,847
|
Galway
|
1,078,558
|
Kerry
|
1,653,238
|
Leitrim
|
1,331,794
|
Limerick
|
18,333
|
Longford
|
382,367
|
Louth
|
481,796
|
Mayo
|
2,053,744
|
Meath
|
25,000
|
Monaghan
|
267,218
|
Roscommon
|
1,676,704
|
Sligo
|
1,087,849
|
Tipperary North
|
296,005
|
Tipperary South
|
23,333
|
Waterford
|
442,857
|
Westmeath
|
115,633
|
Total
|
15,899,514
|
To date in 2004, nearly €16 million has been allocated to the counties in CLÁR through the various measures operating under the programme. Some measures operate on a two-year cycle, 2004 and 2005, and the funding allocated reflects this. In some cases, the bulk of the approved funding in 2004 will not fall for payment in the same year, for example, top-up funding under the 2004 sports capital programme.
As regards the RAPID programme, funding of €1.3 million is provided to ADM in 2004 for administration costs and support to local areas in the implementation of the programme. In addition, €4.5 million has been made available to support small-scale actions in RAPID areas. Proposals will be co-funded by the relevant Department or local agency under a number of categories, with broad levels of funding agreed at national level. One such measure to be co-funded is a housing estate enhancement scheme and total allocations of €60,000 and €40,000 were made to each RAPID area in Strand I and Strand II, respectively. Details of the areas under each strand can be found on my Department's website atwww.pobail.ie. While measures to support the development of playgrounds in RAPID areas and the provision of top-up funding to successful applications from RAPID areas have been agreed, allocations have not been made under these measures as yet.