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LEADER Programmes Funding

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 April 2018

Tuesday, 17 April 2018

Ceisteanna (1361)

Éamon Ó Cuív

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1361. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the approvals to date by each local action group of funding for projects under the LEADER programme; the amount of expenditure to date on projects by local action group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15567/18]

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LEADER is a multi-annual EU co-funded programme to support rural development.  Ireland has an allocation of €250 million under the programme over the period 2014-2020, including both national and EU funding.  The programme is administered by Local Action Groups (LAGs) which deliver funding in accordance with Local Development Strategies that have been agreed for each LAG area.

As of 15 April, 2018, 900 projects with a value of over €26.2 million have been approved for LEADER funding by the LAGs. A further 285 projects requesting over €16.1 million in funding are at various stages in the approval process. This funding will be drawn down as projects start to incur expenditure and submit payment claims.

Project payments amounting to €1,530,538.65 have been made up to April 15th 2018.

A breakdown of project approvals and project expenditure by each Local Action Group is provided at Appendix 1.

While the pace of approvals varies between Local Action Groups, I am confident that the progress made by the LAGs going forward in 2018, along with the administrative improvements which my Department introduced last year, will result in a significant increase in project approvals and payments under the LEADER programme over the coming months.

Appendix 1: Project Approvals and Payments as of 15th April 2018.

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Projects Approved

Amount Paid

Local Action Group

No.

Value  (€)

Value  (€)

Carlow

14

1,040,008.72

98,664.16

Cavan

15

834,353.54

0

Clare

64

1,262,459.77

15,407.46

Cork North

20

895,265.83

0

Cork South

10

327,863.73

0

Cork West

15

402,159.07

0

Donegal

73

2,596,203.17

194,969.28

Dublin Rural

23

555,103.98

26,218.50

Galway East

0

0  

0

Galway West

6

92,554.17

0

Kerry

119

2,124,935.17

8,562.27

Kildare

10

282,492.48

0

Kilkenny

33

891,175.45

79,849.16

Laois

33

653,387.42

24,712.50

Leitrim

20

498,252.21

0

Limerick

51

1,977,772.31

0

Longford

14

233,184.45

0

Louth

21

261,386.87

23,882.08

Mayo

43

1,674,113.47

187,625.08

Meath

10

282,470.70

16,497.70

Monaghan

20

1,022,262.22

77,933.63

Offaly

52

1,052,654.47

193,600.36

Roscommon

14

404,653.94

0

Sligo

40

1,250,999.34

265,231.08

Tipperary

65

1,638,091.05

69,900.00

Waterford

25

1,899,074.96

173,586.85

Westmeath

31

473,460.36

 10,230.68

Wexford

46

1,427,818.14

 63,667.86

Wicklow

13

238,614.97

0

Grand Total

900

26,292,771.96

1,530,538.65

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