Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 March 2019
618. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the percentage of total expenditure by each LEADER group on administration and animation in the 2009 to 2014 programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11818/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraLEADER is a multi-annual EU co-funded programme to support rural development. The 2007-2013 LEADER programme was delivered by the Local Development Companies who were the Local Action Groups (LAGs) for each LEADER area.
Total project and administration expenditure, which included engagement with potential promoters (known as "animation"), under the 2007-2013 LEADER programme amounted to approximately €369 million. Table 1 provides details of the administration and animation expenditure incurred by each LAG, expressed as a percentage of their total spend under the 2007-2013 LEADER programme.
Under the 2007-2013 programme, the LEADER Local Action Groups could claim 20% of their funding allocation for the purposes of administration and animation costs. The LAGs could also avail of additional funding from their project budget allocation to fund additional animation activity, and these amounts are also included in Table 1.
Table 1: LEADER 2007-2013 Percentage Administration and Animation expenditure by LAG.
|
Local Action Group |
% Administration & Animation |
|
Avondhu/Blackwater Partnership Limited |
27.6% |
|
Ballyhoura Development Limited |
20.1% |
|
Carlow County Development Partnership Limited |
24.8% |
|
Cavan/Monaghan Area Partnership Ltd. |
24.3% |
|
Cill Dara ar Aghaidh Teoranta |
26.7% |
|
Clare Local Development Company Limited |
21.1% |
|
Co Kilkenny LEADER Partnership Co Ltd |
20.5% |
|
Co Wicklow Community Partnership |
24.1% |
|
Comhar na nOileáin Teoranta |
22.7% |
|
Donegal Local Development Company Limited |
23.9% |
|
Fingal LEADER Partnership |
27.3% |
|
FORUM Connemara |
25.7% |
|
Galway Rural Development Company Limited |
23.2% |
|
I.R.D. Duhallow |
21.4% |
|
Inishowen Development Partnership |
22.4% |
|
Laois Community & Enterprise Development Co Ltd |
21.4% |
|
Leitrim Integrated Development Company |
23.3% |
|
Longford Community Resources Limited |
23.8% |
|
Louth LEADER Partnership |
26.2% |
|
M.F.G. (Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta Teoranta) |
42.2% |
|
Mayo North East LEADER Partnership Co Teo |
21.6% |
|
Meath Community Rural & Social Devel P/ship Ltd |
22.0% |
|
North & East Kerry LEADER Partnership Teoranta |
26.0% |
|
North Tipperary LEADER Partnership Company |
18.4% |
|
Offaly Integrated Local Development Company |
22.6% |
|
Roscommon Integrated Development Company |
26.4% |
|
Sligo LEADER Partnership Co |
21.1% |
|
South & East Cork Area Development Limited |
23.9% |
|
South Kerry Development Partnership Limited |
24.6% |
|
South Tipperary Local Development Company Limited |
19.0% |
|
South West Mayo Development Company Limited |
25.4% |
|
Waterford LEADER Partnership Limited |
23.6% |
|
West Cork Development Partnership Ltd |
24.8% |
|
West Limerick Resources Ltd |
25.2% |
|
Westmeath Community Development Ltd |
25.5% |
|
Wexford Local Development |
20.8% |
