Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 December 2017
235. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the capital allocated to his Department in the 2017 Estimate by subhead; the amount spent to date by subhead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52374/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe total amount of capital funding allocated to my Department upon its creation was approximately €77 million. To the end of November, payments totalling €25.2 million have been made, as shown in the table below. It has been impressed upon Local Authorities the need to accelerate spending on their 2017 projects as a matter of urgency, and further significant recoupment requests have been received in my Department for processing.
In addition, €10 million has been allocated to the Local Authorities under the Local Improvement Scheme. I recently announced a further €7.4 million allocation to this scheme. It is a condition of this scheme that all works must be completed by the end of 2017.
|
Subhead |
2017 Allocation |
Spend to end November (€'000s) |
|
Dormant Accounts |
2 |
1.6 |
|
Western Development Commission |
1 |
0 |
|
National Rural Development Schemes |
11.4 |
3 |
|
LEADER |
30* |
12 |
|
Town & Village Regeneration |
12 |
0 |
|
Rural Broadband |
1 |
0 |
|
Local Improvement Schemes |
10* |
1.6 |
|
RAPID |
3.8 |
3.3 |
|
Programme for Peace & Reconciliation |
0.7 |
0.6 |
|
Library Development and Archive Service |
2.7 |
1.2 |
|
Community Facilities Fund |
2 |
2 |
*€10 million allocated from LEADER to Local Improvement Schemes.
