Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 December 2013
252. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for the Town Hall facility in Loughrea, County Galway which is currently being renovated; the timeframe within which it will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51617/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraI have no plans in relation to the Town Hall facility in Loughrea, Co Galway. I understand, however, that an application for LEADER funding has been submitted to Galway Rural Development (GR D), the Local Development Company (LDC) contracted, on my Department’s behalf, to deliver the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 (RDP) in that area.
In line with the ‘bottom-up’ approach to rural development the LDCs 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 and in line with Programme’s Operating Rules and EU regulations.
