Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 May 2019
59. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount approved for projects to date under the current LEADER programme by local action group, LAG; the total paid out to date by LAG; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22846/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraLEADER is a multi-annual programme with a total budget of €250 million over the period 2014-2020. €220 million of this funding has been allocated to the Local Action Groups (LAGs) throughout the country who deliver the LEADER programme. This funding is allocated to the LAGs for the full period of the programme.
The remaining €30 million is available for thematic schemes to be delivered at a national level and is allocated as projects are approved.
Total expenditure on the LEADER programme since it commenced, effectively in 2016, is in excess of €50 million. This includes expenditure on projects and the operating costs of the Local Action Groups.
The level of project activity under the LEADER programme has increased significantly over the last year, and 1,991 projects have now been approved for funding of almost €69 million. A further 373 project applications, requesting in excess of €26 million, are at various stages in the approval process.
Table 1 provides a breakdown of the projects approved by each Local Action Group together with details of the project payments made to date. The figures do not include expenditure or approvals under national-level thematic schemes, such as the LEADER Food Initiative and Co-operation Projects, as they are not funded from the LAGs' existing allocations.
Table 1: Total LEADER Project approvals and payments by LAG as at 26th May 2019
|
Local Action Group |
Project Allocation |
Projects Approved |
Projects Approved |
Project Payments made |
|
Name |
Value |
No |
Value |
Value |
|
Carlow |
€4,797,602 |
32 |
€1,926,280 |
€1,047,831 |
|
Cavan |
€6,391,715 |
48 |
€2,937,974 |
€1,035,548 |
|
Clare |
€6,645,000 |
126 |
€2,437,046 |
€716,579 |
|
Cork North |
€3,810,543 |
52 |
€1,944,561 |
€559,971 |
|
Cork South |
€2,803,477 |
22 |
€873,004 |
€291,376 |
|
Cork West |
€3,691,755 |
27 |
€1,265,267 |
€203,364 |
|
Donegal |
€9,631,407 |
108 |
€4,805,920 |
€2,541,080 |
|
Dublin Rural |
€4,777,829 |
49 |
€1,433,976 |
€467,865 |
|
Galway East |
€5,741,888 |
47 |
€1,768,286 |
€53,019 |
|
Galway West |
€3,425,425 |
31 |
€685,654 |
€215,412 |
|
Kerry |
€7,650,904 |
222 |
€4,402,952 |
€1,632,026 |
|
Kildare |
€3,946,200 |
21 |
€912,242 |
€211,422 |
|
Kilkenny |
€5,798,949 |
61 |
€1,628,417 |
€686,708 |
|
Laois |
€5,325,000 |
61 |
€1,374,314 |
€741,053 |
|
Leitrim |
€4,490,000 |
54 |
€2,032,537 |
€453,919 |
|
Limerick |
€6,946,151 |
78 |
€4,294,519 |
€1,268,845 |
|
Longford |
€5,698,500 |
54 |
€1,351,669 |
€358,706 |
|
Louth |
€4,576,397 |
65 |
€1,740,610 |
€477,644 |
|
Mayo |
€8,260,822 |
121 |
€4,811,744 |
€788,010 |
|
Meath |
€5,137,345 |
50 |
€2,182,725 |
€223,235 |
|
Monaghan |
€5,694,500 |
41 |
€2,420,542 |
€690,942 |
|
Offaly |
€6,000,000 |
126 |
€2,995,345 |
€1,119,990 |
|
Roscommon |
€6,581,283 |
44 |
€2,484,487 |
€546,829 |
|
Sligo |
€5,720,737 |
84 |
€2,679,588 |
€884,398 |
|
Tipperary |
€7,562,584 |
118 |
€3,926,055 |
€932,154 |
|
Waterford |
€5,525,346 |
50 |
€3,393,484 |
€1,657,159 |
|
Westmeath |
€5,563,495 |
55 |
€1,339,403 |
€402,401 |
|
Wexford |
€7,580,104 |
95 |
€3,465,816 |
€860,356 |
|
Wicklow |
€4,728,231 |
49 |
€1,331,716 |
€229,727 |
|
Grand Total |
€164,503,189 |
1,991 |
€68,846,135 |
€21,297,571 |
