I propose to take Questions Nos. 456 and 458 together.
My Department funds a range of programmes and schemes that provide financial assistance to eligible groups throughout the country. These schemes provide much needed funding, support and assistance to communities at local level.
These include the LEADER and CLÁR programmes; the recently launched Community Enhancement Programme, to which I announced the allocation of a further €8million in funding last week; the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP); the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme; the Town and Village Renewal Scheme; and the Community Services Programme.
All schemes delivered by my Department are open to applications from eligible parties during the relevant application timeframes set for each scheme/programme.
Full details of how to register or apply for financial assistance under these schemes can be obtained online [www.drcd.gov.ie], together with more detailed information on all various funding programmes and schemes administered through my Department.