Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 January 2013
686. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of all possible State funding options available to an organisation (details supplied) in County Monaghan to carry out necessary renovation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1704/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraAxes 3 & 4 (LEADER) of the Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2007-2013, for which my Department has responsibility, continues to facilitate access to significant financial resources for rural communities. One of the objectives of the RDP is to provide appropriate amenity and leisure facilities to local communities not otherwise available to them. Accordingly, it may be possible to obtain funding for the type of works referred to in the Question.
There are 35 Local Action Groups contracted, on my Department's behalf, to deliver the RDP throughout the country and these groups are the principal decision-makers in relation to the allocation of project funding. Such decisions are made in the context of the local development strategy of the individual group and in line with Departmental operating rules and EU regulations. Contact details for these groups can be found on the website of the National Rural Network at www.nrn.ie.
