The original allocation for the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 was approximately €400m. The initial allocation to each Local Action Group under this programme is provided in Table 1. The allocations were revised when the EU co-financing rate changed due to the financial crisis and this resulted in a decrease in the overall programme allocation. This revised allocation is provided in Table 2.
The final spend achieved by each Local Action Group up to the end of December 2015 is provided in Table 3.
An audit of LEADER expenditure by the European Commission in November 2013 resulted in the application of a 5% penalty under the Business Creation and Development Measure of the Programme. This penalty related to the verification process undertaken by Local Action Groups to verify the micro-enterprise status of beneficiaries under the Programme. The penalty equated to €1,232,904 for the 2012-2014 period.
The additional information requested by the Deputy is not readily available in the format requested and will be supplied separately, to the extent feasible.
Table 1: Original LEADER 2007 – 2013 LAG Allocations
|
LAG
|
Original Programme Allocation
|
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Avondhu Blackwater Partnership Ltd.
|
9,057,810
|
|
Ballyhoura Development Ltd.
|
11,673,519
|
|
Carlow County Development Partnership Ltd
|
8,878,177
|
|
Cavan-Monaghan LEADER
|
12,035,118
|
|
Cill Dara Ar Aghaidh Teo
|
12,282,448
|
|
Clare Local Development Company Ltd.
|
14,028,529
|
|
Co Kilkenny LEADER Partnership
|
11,523,729
|
|
Co Wicklow Community Partnership
|
11,135,560
|
|
Co. Sligo LEADER Partnership Company Ltd
|
10,888,673
|
|
Comhar na nOileáin Teoranta
|
4,642,415
|
|
Donegal Local Development Company Ltd.
|
12,831,901
|
|
Fingal LEADER Partnership Co.
|
7,766,780
|
|
FORUM Connemara Ltd.
|
9,668,965
|
|
Galway Rural Development Company
|
15,257,985
|
|
Inishowen Development Partnership
|
8,286,143
|
|
IRD Duhallow Ltd.
|
10,315,943
|
|
Laois Community and Enterprise Dev
|
10,993,608
|
|
Leitrim Integrated Development Co Ltd
|
10,845,497
|
|
Longford Community Resources Ltd
|
8,714,110
|
|
Louth LEADER Partnership
|
8,839,815
|
|
Mayo North East LEADER Partnership Co.
|
10,751,894
|
|
Meath Community Rural and Social Dev.
|
12,748,771
|
|
North East Kerry LEADER Partnership Teo
|
10,558,882
|
|
North Tipperary LEADER Partnership
|
9,708,008
|
|
Offaly Integrated Local Dev Co. Ltd.
|
11,520,489
|
|
Roscommon Integrated Development Company
|
12,838,021
|
|
South and East Cork Area Dev Ltd.
|
10,641,494
|
|
South Kerry Development Ltd.
|
12,370,667
|
|
South Tipperary Local Development Co Ltd
|
11,106,187
|
|
South West Mayo Development Company Ltd
|
12,150,007
|
|
Waterford LEADER Partnership Ltd.
|
10,558,519
|
|
West Cork Development Partnership Ltd.
|
14,601,149
|
|
West Limerick Resources Ltd
|
9,997,751
|
|
Westmeath Community Development Ltd
|
10,987,060
|
|
Wexford Local Development
|
12,515,565
|
|
Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta
|
17,278,809
|
|
Overall Total
|
399,999,998
|
Table 2: Revised LEADER 2007 – 2013 LAG allocations
|
LAG
|
December 2013 Revised Allocation
|
|
Avondhu/ Blackwater Partnership Limited
|
7,563,093
|
|
Ballyhoura Development Limited
|
18,832,677
|
|
Carlow County Development Partnership
|
7,619,278
|
|
Cavan Partnership Ltd. & County Monaghan
|
10,235,403
|
|
Clare Local Development Company Limited
|
16,175,841
|
|
Comhar na nOileáin Teoranta
|
7,218,571
|
|
County Kilkenny LEADER Partnership Limited
|
13,587,910
|
|
County Sligo LEADER Partnership Company
|
9,791,787
|
|
Donegal Local Development Company Limited
|
12,693,035
|
|
Fingal LEADER Partnership
|
6,488,129
|
|
FORUM Connemara
|
7,925,982
|
|
Galway Rural Development Company Limited
|
12,512,676
|
|
I.R.D. Duhallow
|
12,852,160
|
|
Inishowen Development Partnership
|
7,410,663
|
|
Kildare (Cill Dara ar Aghaidh Teoranta)
|
10,642,073
|
|
Laois Community & Enterprise Development
|
9,564,731
|
|
Leitrim Integrated Development Company
|
10,332,659
|
|
Longford Community Resources Limited
|
7,198,679
|
|
Louth LEADER Partnership
|
7,265,162
|
|
Mayo North East LEADER Partnership Company
|
9,663,562
|
|
Meath Partnership
|
15,139,043
|
|
Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta
|
3,371,751
|
|
North & East Kerry LEADER Partnership
|
9,267,641
|
|
North Tipperary LEADER Partnership Company
|
12,917,884
|
|
Offaly Integrated Local Development Company
|
10,856,445
|
|
Roscommon Integrated Development
|
11,230,957
|
|
South East Cork Area Development Limited
|
10,600,928
|
|
South Kerry Development Partnership Limited
|
10,341,450
|
|
South Tipperary Local Development Company
|
12,515,649
|
|
South West Mayo Development Company
|
10,820,318
|
|
Waterford LEADER Partnership Limited
|
11,486,013
|
|
West Cork Development Partnership
|
13,481,280
|
|
West Limerick Resources
|
9,091,221
|
|
Westmeath Community Development
|
9,015,451
|
|
Wexford Local Development
|
11,919,814
|
|
Wicklow Partnership
|
9,128,172
|
|
Total
|
376,758,090
|
Table 3 – Total Expenditure under LEADER 2007-2014 to the 31
st
Dec 2015
|
LAG
|
Total Expenditure
|
|
Carlow County Development Partnership
|
7,727,904.24
|
|
Cavan Partnership Ltd. & County Monaghan
|
10,475,312.77
|
|
Clare Local Development Company Limited
|
15,450,202.99
|
|
South East Cork Area Development Limited
|
10,229,053.43
|
|
Avondhu/ Blackwater Partnership Limited
|
7,416,769.47
|
|
West Cork Development Partnership
|
13,660,805.92
|
|
I.R.D. Duhallow
|
12,745,863.30
|
|
Donegal Local Development Company Limited
|
12,902,353.33
|
|
Inishowen Development Partnership
|
7,480,906.41
|
|
Fingal LEADER Partnership
|
5,051,018.99
|
|
Galway Rural Development Company Limited
|
12,246,333.25
|
|
FORUM Connemara
|
6,567,080.47
|
|
North & East Kerry LEADER Partnership
|
9,197,226.61
|
|
South Kerry Development Partnership Limited
|
10,316,610.57
|
|
Kildare (Cill Dara ar Aghaidh Teoranta)
|
10,820,565.88
|
|
County Kilkenny LEADER Partnership Limited
|
12,773,583.68
|
|
Laois Community & Enterprise Development
|
9,476,605.06
|
|
Leitrim Integrated Development Company
|
10,322,865.69
|
|
West Limerick Resources
|
9,223,583.79
|
|
Ballyhoura Development Limited
|
18,303,511.01
|
|
Longford Community Resources Limited
|
7,122,926.88
|
|
Louth LEADER Partnership
|
7,301,553.89
|
|
Mayo North East LEADER Partnership Company
|
8,176,810.63
|
|
South West Mayo Development Company
|
10,941,068.48
|
|
Meath Partnership
|
12,310,240.95
|
|
Offaly Integrated Local Development Company
|
10,521,030.30
|
|
Roscommon Integrated Development
|
11,103,000.65
|
|
County Sligo LEADER Partnership Company
|
9,540,132.69
|
|
North Tipperary LEADER Partnership Company
|
12,765,478.87
|
|
South Tipperary Local Development Company
|
12,417,866.71
|
|
Waterford LEADER Partnership Limited
|
11,366,829.40
|
|
Wexford Local Development
|
11,717,948.36
|
|
Wicklow Partnership
|
9,009,937.62
|
|
Westmeath Community Development
|
8,744,952.58
|
|
MFG
|
3,371,751.06
|
|
Comhar na nOileáin Teoranta
|
6,997,490.84
|
|
Total
|
365,797,176.77
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