Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 September 2004
1275 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of funding which was given to a Leader company (details supplied) in County Mayo in 2003 and to date in 2004; the number of projects which were assisted with this funding; the amount of grant aid which was awarded; and the other initiatives in which they were involved in 2003. [21985/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe following is the information in respect of a Leader company as requested by the Deputy:
The group has been awarded €1,887,000 under the Area Based Rural Development Initiative (Leader) for the period 2000-2006.
1. Funding advanced by the Department in
2003 = €478,582
2004 = €139,076 (to date).
2. No. of Projects assisted in
2003= 45
2004 =11 ( to date).
3. Funding committed by the Group to projects in
2003 = €636,642
2004 = € 86,572 (to date).
The company has advised that the other programmes under the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs that they were involved with during 2003 were as follows:
Clár,
Local Development Social Inclusion Programme.
The group was awarded €20,000 under CLÁR in 2003. This award was fully expended on two projects.
The 2004-05 CLÁR allocation is €20,000. There has been no expenditure to date in 2004 from this allocation.
Under the Local Development Social inclusion Programme this Leader Company was awarded €170,102 in 2003 and €85,250 to date in 2004.
The company also delivers the rural transport Initiative, which is the responsibility of the Department of Transport.
