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Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 October 2010

Thursday, 7 October 2010

Ceisteanna (225, 226)

Maureen O'Sullivan

Ceist:

225 Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will provide a breakdown of the local development social inclusion programme resources both financial and in terms of persons employed for 2009 and January to June 2010 for each partnership or local development company; if he will provide a breakdown of community development programme resources excluding national organisations (details supplied) both financial and persons employed for 2009 and January to June 2010; the way the resources are determined and the way these resources link to the populations in each catchment area and the levels of disadvantage in each community. [35598/10]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Freagraí scríofa

The Deputy will be aware that the Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP) replaced the Local Development Social Inclusion and Community Development Programmes from the beginning of 2010. Funding allocations to partnerships/local development companies under the LDCP are made by Pobal, which manages the programme on behalf of my Department. Allocations are based on a number of factors, including the size/population of the catchment areas of the companies, the proposed annual programme of activity of each company, the deprivation index for the catchment areas and the available funding for the year. In addition, the indicative allocations for 2010 took account of concentrated levels of urban disadvantage in the catchment areas of urban partnership companies.

Details in respect of funding provided to partnerships/local development companies for 2009 and from January to June 2010 are set out in Tables 1-2 below. Details are being collated in respect of the number of persons employed in such companies and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

With regard to community development projects (CDPs), my Department typically provided funding to meet the salary costs of up to 2 full-time equivalent staff and certain overheads costs associated with the running of the projects. In 2009, funding of the order of €19.8m was provided to some 180 CDPs and groups, in which approximately 350 core staff (full-time equivalents) were employed. In 2010, some 160 CDPs and groups are being funded under the LCDP. Expenditure for January-June 2010 was approximately €11.8m, while the estimated annualised cost is of the order of €19m. The number of core staff (full-time equivalents) employed by these groups in 2010 is approximately 290.

Details in respect of CDP funding for 2010 to date are set out in Table 3 below:

Table 1: Allocations to partnerships/local development companies 2009

Name of company

*€

Avondhu/Blackwater Partnership Limited

527,154

Ballyfermot Partnership Limited

933,730

Ballyhoura Community Partnership

670,342

Ballymun Partnership Limited

980,233

Blanchardstown Area Partnership

924,488

Bray Partnership

976,428

Breffni Integrated Development Limited

857,072

Canal Communities Partnership

870,047

Carlow County Development Partnership Limited

664,640

Cill Dara Ar Aghaidh Teo

1,180,181

Clare Local Development Company

945,489

CLPN Area Partnership

1,238,450

Comhair Chathair Chorcaí

1,256,857

Comhar na nOileán Teo

40,000

County Kilkenny Leader Partnership Ltd.

731,939

County Wicklow Community Partnership

658,288

Donegal Local Development Company

1,192,687

Dodder Valley Partnership

1,394,560

Dublin Inner City Partnership

1,187,685

Fingal Leader Partnership

429,793

Tolka Area Partnership

1,150,692

Tolka Area Partnership — Provision for Extension Funds

100,000

Forum

160,000

Galway City Partnership

882,045

Galway Rural Development Company

1,201,091

Inishowen Area Based Company

875,632

IRD Duhallow

570,658

KWCD Partnership

1,085,027

Laois Partnership Company

696,218

Leitrim Integrated Development Company Ltd.

873,320

Longford Community Resources Ltd.

847,666

Louth LEADER Partnership

1,880,975

Mayo North East Leader

948,714

Meath Partnership

340,156

Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta Teoranta

1,993,262

Monaghan Integrated Development Company

911,789

North & East Kerry Leader Partnership Teo

1,643,073

North Tipperary Integrated Local Development Body

623,092

Northside Partnership

1,229,648

Offaly Integrated Local Development Company Ltd.

1,019,852

PAUL Partnership Limerick

1,420,069

Rathmines Pembroke Community Partnership

415,943

Roscommon Integrated Local Development Body

874,717

SECAD (East Cork Area Development)

509,901

Sligo Leader Partnership Company

828,852

South Kerry Development Partnership

902,051

South Tipperary Integrated Local Development Body

447,540

South West Mayo Development

188,239

Southside Partnership

1,113,976

Waterford Area Partnership

923,730

Waterford Leader Partnership Ltd.

374,289

West Cork Integrated Development Body

427,629

West Limerick Resources Ltd.

836,260

Westmeath Community Development

1,117,987

Wexford Integrated Local Development Body

2,150,837

Total

49,224,990

*Revised drawdown allocations following April 2009 Supplementary Budget.

Table 2: LCDP funding to partnerships/local development companies Jan-June 2010

Name of company

January to June

Avondhu/Blackwater Partnership Ltd.

184,566

Ballyfermot Partnership

302,207

Ballyhoura Development Ltd.

249,101

Ballymun Partnership

387,094

Blanchardstown Area Partnership

362,417

Bray Partnership

450,387

Breffni Integrated Ltd.

299,041

Canal Communities Partnership

343,850

Carlow County Development Partnership

236,606

Cill Dara Ar Aghaidh Teoranta

370,752

Clare Local Development

348,523

Clondalkin Partnership

525,055

Comhar Chathair Chorcaí Teo

425,232

Comhar na nOileán Teo

11,745

County Kilkenny LEADER Partnership

272,686

County Sligo Leader Partnership

309,662

County Wicklow Community Partnership

271,878

Dodder Valley Partnership Ltd.

514,826

Donegal Local Development Co.

308,144

Dublin Inner City Partnership

122,669

Fingal LEADER Partnership Company

204,081

Finglas/Cabra Partnership

459,254

Forum

120,023

Galway City Partnership

371,903

Galway Rural Development Company

364,763

Inishowen Development Partnership

335,374

IRD Duhallow

196,808

Laois Community & Enterprise D

226,015

Leitrim Integrated Development Co.

313,255

Longford Community Resources Ltd

220,806

Louth Leader Partnership

806,878

Mayo North East Leader Partner

247,747

Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta Teoranta

743,956

Monaghan Integrated Development

330,279

North & East Kerry Leader Partnership

624,170

North Tipperary Leadership Partnership

180,367

Northside Partnership

455,295

Offaly Integrated Local Development Company Ltd.

352,381

PAUL (Limerick) Partnership

596,112

Rathmines Information & Community Services

161,784

Rathmines Pembroke Community Partnership

117,632

Roscommon Integrated Development Company Limited

342,508

South & East Cork Area Development Ltd

153,598

South Kerry Development Partnership

286,078

South Tipperary Development Company

185,957

South West Mayo Development Company

108,433

Southside Partnership

431,907

Waterford Area Partnership

351,807

Waterford Leader Partnership

150,530

West Cork Development Partnership

161,049

West Limerick Rescouces Ltd

288,882

Westmeath Community Development Lim

399,193

Wexford Local Development

667,971

Total

17,253,237

Table 3: LCDP funding for community development projects Jan-June 2010

Community Development Project

January to June

Access 2000 — Waterford Women’s Centre

41,440.67

Access 2000 (Wexford ) Ltd.

40,174.35

Longford Acorn

38,332.57

Action Inishowen

35,933.07

Áit na nDaoine C.D.P.

43,885.47

An Cosán, The Shanty Educ. Project Ltd.

72,405.20

An Síol

64,502.81

Athy CDP

33,812.43

Atlantic View CDP Ltd

33,871.33

Ballybane Mervue CDP

43,598.87

Ballybeg Community Devt Project Ltd

45,047.80

Ballymun Men’s Centre Ltd

32,370.47

Ballyphehane/Togher CDP

64,944.56

Bantry & Dist Resource Group

44,769.07

Bawnogue Women’s Development Co Ltd

23,209.23

Bere Island

53,310.53

Blakestown CDP Ltd

46,108.13

Blanchardstown Travellers CDP

39,320.20

Blayney Blades Ltd

37,700.07

Bluebell CDP

34,165.87

Bosnian CDP

39,586.00

Bray Travellers Devt Network

37,965.35

Cabra CDP

26,666.67

CDP Newsletter

81,511.34

Cherry Orchard Equine Centre

37,111.00

Clare Island Community Co-op Ltd

37,159.33

Clare Women’s Network

31,666.67

Claremorris Women’s Group

8,338.67

Clondalkin Travellers Devt Group

35,726.89

Clondakin Women’s Network Ltd.

37,950.62

CAFTA

84,259.34

CAP Ballymun Ltd

10,290.34

Community Connections

37,405.73

Community Devt Network Moyross

40,056.53

Community Dev. Project Navan Ltd.

37,405.73

CLASP

39,762.00

Community Technical Aid

10,676.83

Connemara Community Radio Ltd

79,152.66

Corduff CDP Ltd

37,994.80

Cork Travellers Visibility Group

58,067.66

Corracla Teo Achill

56,412.54

Cosgallen CDP

36,433.77

Cumann na nDaoine — CDP

43,798.99

Darndale — Belcamp Resource Centre

37,388.00

DESSA

97,196.00

Dóchas for Women Ltd

33,576.80

Dolcáin Project (SW Clondalkin)

36,934.58

Dolphin House CDP

13,333.33

Donegal Travellers Project

38,289.33

Donegal Women’s Network

37,111.20

Doras Buí

34,154.27

Drumlin CDP

36,227.60

Dungarvan Community Dev. Project Ltd.

44,445.08

East Clare Community Project Ltd

45,299.22

Edenmore Raheny CDP

7,705.84

Ennis CDP

44,621.80

FAB Community Dev. Project

39,997.63

St Michael’s Family Resource Centre

40,354.67

Farranree CDP

41,234.67

Fermoy Community Development Project

25,329.87

Finglas South CDP

36,633.99

Forum Connemara Rural Project

15,450.00

Galway Traveller Movement Ltd

43,079.89

Greater Blanchardstown Devt Project

72,295.14

Harmony CDP

39,988.67

Independant Mothers Project (IMP)

28,216.31

Inishbofin Development Company Ltd

40,144.58

Comharchumann Inis Toirc Co-op Society

33,462.33

Inner City Renewal Group

9,682.78

Iorras Le Chéile North Mayo

85,052.66

Jobstown Community Dev. Project Ltd.

28,374.00

Kerry Travellers Development Project

63,455.56

Kilbarrack CDP Ltd

35,056.99

Kilmore West CDP

34,039.94

Kiltimagh CDP Ltd

38,289.33

Knockanrawley Resource Centre Ltd.

62,500.00

Larchville & Lisduggan CDP Ltd

38,854.33

Le Chéile Community Devt Ltd

35,638.53

Letterkenny CDP Ltd

40,351.07

Lifford / Clonleigh Resource Centre

37,700.27

Limerick Adult Basic Education

18,850.13

Link Project

9,277.80

Little Bray Family Resource Centre

41,853.33

Lough Allen CDP Ltd

31,220.67

Loughboy Area Resource Centre

45,652.67

Louisburgh CDP

42,923.22

Lourdes Youth & Community Services

61,852.00

MACRO

69,232.00

Mahon CDP

44,474.67

Markiewicz Community Centre

30,926.00

Matt Talbot Community Trust

25,142.45

Mayfield CDP

38,731.00

Men’s Development Project

84,413.26

Mountwood Fitzgerald Community Dev. Ltd.

41,529.33

Na Calaí — South East Galway

40,621.16

National Traveller Women’s Forum

72,455.94

New Ross C.D.P. Ltd

40,410.00

North Clondalkin Community Devt Ltd

14,269.37

North Leitrim Women’s Resource Group

34,460.40

North Wall Women’s Centre

35,500.00

North West Roscommon CDP

36,728.31

Trav/Act Northside Travellers

14,072.74

Open Door Community Dev. Project

35,108.33

Our Lady of Lourdes CDP

40,792.87

Parents Alone Support Services Ltd

39,122.67

Parkside CDP

27,046.67

Partners in Mission

11,045.00

Pavee Point

13,254.00

PIECE Project

3,313.50

Pléaráca Teo

74,899.82

Pobail Le Chéile CDP Teoranta

71,866.13

Priorswood CDP

32,581.65

Project West

38,693.33

Rialto Community Network Ltd

38,878.33

Robert Emmet CDP

61,611.99

Ronanstown Women’s CDP Ltd

41,062.00

Roscommon Women Network

30,248.57

Rowlagh Women’s Group Ltd

37,788.33

Sligo Northside Comm Partnership Ltd

35,638.67

SICCDA

60,827.50

South West Cavan C.D.P.Ltd

38,878.40

South West Donegal CDP

47,125.33

SW Wexford Community Devt Group

53,723.00

Southill CDP Ltd

39,909.27

Southside Comm Devt Assoc Ltd

8,246.93

Southside Travellers Action Group Ltd

35,691.33

Southside Women’s Action Network Ltd.

37,405.67

SW Kerry Women’s Association

34,754.93

S.P.L.T.U. Ltd.

37,238.39

St Margaret’s Traveller Group

29,260.95

St Fergal’s Resource Centre

35,874.00

St Mary’s CDP Ltd

39,762.00

St Munchin’s CDP Ltd

41,529.20

The Suir Comm. Dev. Project Ltd.

36,345.41

Tallaght Travellers CDP

36,816.67

Templeshannon C.D.P. Ltd.

26,269.33

The Bridge CDP

38,289.33

Cork Social & Health Education Project

83,647.40

Glen CDP

37,258.47

The Rosses

71,277.06

Thurles Action for CDP Ltd

39,320.20

Tipperary Rural Travellers Project Ltd.

40,479.22

Tralee CDP

40,645.60

Tralee Women’s Resource Centre

51,186.76

Tuam Community Devt Resource Centre

25,710.00

Tullamore Travellers Movement

36,646.67

Vista CDP Ltd

51,690.55

Waterford Traveller C.D.P. Ltd.

36,345.33

We The People

39,173.00

West Cork Traveller Centre Assoc

50,944.00

West Limerick CDP Ltd

40,940.13

West Tallaght Resource Centre Ltd.

68,223.38

Westside Comm Devt Resource Centre

35,290.39

Wicklow Travellers Group

35,285.00

Wolfe Tone Women’s Group Ltd.

30,926.00

Women of the North West

28,725.00

Women Together Tallaght Network Ltd.

28,121.33

Women’s Community Project Mullingar

40,467.00

Sherkin Island Development Society Ltd

14,726.66

Community After Schools Project

115,494.66

Ballyfermot Travellers Action Project

36,582.58

Cúl Le Chéile Portarlington CDP

38,111.67

Pobal

4,600,000.00*

Nascadh CDP

50,066.60

Holly House

26,473.53

Crumlin CDP

34,460.10

NW Kildare Community Development Co

33,076.09

Cork City Partnership Ltd — CDP

19,993.80

Ballybrack Community Dev. Project Ltd.

21,024.67

Shanganagh CDP

25,843.67

Limerick Women’s Network

31,000.00

Navan Travellers Workshop Ltd

54,208.55

Dublin Institute of Technology

147,333.34

Cadolemo Ltd

30,282.81

People With Disabilities In Ireland Ltd

25,624.39

Croí Rath Naoi

27,548.46

Co Wicklow Community Partnership — CDP

28,680.67

Offaly Integrated Local Development Co

29,506.60

South Tipperary Development Company Ltd

4,888.00

*From May 2010, payments to projects that are to be aligned with partnerships/local development companies are routed through Pobal. €4.6 million was provided to cover payments to such projects in respect of the period May – August 2010.

Jimmy Deenihan

Ceist:

226 Deputy Jimmy Deenihan asked the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will confirm if a recent statement in a newspaper (details supplied) that moneys would be moved from the Leader Companies to County Enterprise Boards is accurate, if Leader companies were consulted about the proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35681/10]

Amharc ar fhreagra

The main objectives of the Rural Development Programme are to improve the quality of life in rural areas and facilitate the diversification of the rural economy, and the individual measures under the Programme, including indicative allocations, are as follows:

Diversification into non-agricultural activities for farm families — €16.66m;

Support for business creation and development — €48.26m;

Encouragement of tourism activities — €45.4m;

Basic services for the economy and rural population — €49.61m;

Village renewal and development — €54.2m;

Conservation and upgrading of the rural heritage — €51.7m;

Training and information on adapted and new skills — €29.45m; and

Implementing co-operation projects — €10.7m.

I am pleased with the progress to date under the RDP, which continues to facilitate access to significant financial resources for rural communities since it started in 2009. This has resulted in the proliferation of innovative and sustainable development projects all over the country, which are providing invaluable support to rural communities in these difficult times, and there is no question of funds being diverted away from the RDP.

The RDP currently has registered project activity of €71 million, with almost €30 million at an advanced stage of development. Expenditure to date amounts to almost €47 million, which includes funding for a diverse range of projects from support for micro-enterprise in rural areas to the build and maintenance of community infrastructure and the provision of training in a variety of disciplines for rural dwellers. I am confident that all of the activity funded under the RDP to date is contributing to the creation of the right conditions for the generation of sustainable, long-term job opportunities in rural areas.

My Department and I will be working closely with Minister Batt O'Keeffe and his Department in the coming months to promote increased co-operation between LAGs and County Enterprise Boards in order to ensure that we maximise the impact of all of the funding available and fully support enterprise and job creation in rural areas.

I can assure the Deputy that my Department will continue to work with rural communities through their LAGs to explore all possible funding opportunities under the RDP.

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