I allocated €21.6 million to 281 projects under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme in October 2017. To date, €18.3 million of this funding has been drawn down, which equates to 85% of the total allocated.
I allocated €21.3 million to 224 projects under the scheme in October 2018. To date, €3.5 million of this funding has been drawn down, which equates to 16% of the total allocated.
It should be noted that projects under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme can typically take 12 to 18 months to complete. Payments are made to Local Authorities when a certain threshold of project expenditure is reached, and final payments are made on the full completion of the project. My Department is currently working on the close-off of the 2017 projects with the Local Authorities.
The following tables detail the funding allocated to each Local Authority in 2017 and 2018, and the amount of payment made to date in respect of each year's allocation. The percentage of the allocation drawn down to date is also provided.
I launched the 2019 Town and Village Renewal Scheme on 16th April last. Local Authorities were invited to submit applications to my Department for consideration under the scheme. The closing date for receipt of applications was 28th June. Over 300 applications for funding were received from the Local Authorities.
My officials are currently assessing all of the applications received and I will announce the successful projects when this assessment is complete.
Table 1: Approvals and Payments by Local Authority under Town and Village Renewal Scheme 2017
|
County
|
2017 Grant Funding approved
|
2017 funding paid to 31 August 2019
|
Amount paid as % of allocation
|
|
Carlow
|
€884,488
|
€884,488
|
100%
|
|
Cavan
|
€929,728
|
€929,681
|
100%
|
|
Clare
|
€944,000
|
€780,000
|
83%
|
|
Cork
|
€1,347,827
|
€1,110,466
|
82%
|
|
Donegal
|
€1,159,000
|
€562,796
|
49%
|
|
Dunlaoghaire/Rathdown
|
€80,000
|
€80,000
|
100%
|
|
Fingal
|
€252,000
|
€224,212
|
89%
|
|
Galway
|
€1,004,231
|
€948,231
|
94%
|
|
Kerry
|
€868,472
|
€526,386
|
61%
|
|
Kildare
|
€416,403
|
€328,202
|
79%
|
|
Kilkenny
|
€873,364
|
€546,363
|
63%
|
|
Laois
|
€983,407
|
€895,785
|
91%
|
|
Leitrim
|
€1,098,538
|
€928,538
|
85%
|
|
Limerick
|
€1,087,943
|
€928,072
|
85%
|
|
Longford
|
€637,400
|
€487,400
|
76%
|
|
Louth
|
€775,726
|
€707,729
|
91%
|
|
Mayo
|
€1,348,178
|
€1,266,178
|
94%
|
|
Meath
|
€905,546
|
€803,081
|
89%
|
|
Monaghan
|
€580,000
|
€530,000
|
91%
|
|
Offaly
|
€300,000
|
€300,000
|
100%
|
|
Roscommon
|
€575,508
|
€420,300
|
73%
|
|
Sligo
|
€1,063,968
|
€1,017,216
|
96%
|
|
South Dublin
|
€20,000
|
€20,000
|
100%
|
|
Tipperary
|
€857,384
|
€745,318
|
87%
|
|
Waterford
|
€625,800
|
€625,800
|
100%
|
|
Westmeath
|
€596,000
|
€510,994
|
86%
|
|
Wexford
|
€1,157,525
|
€955,082
|
83%
|
|
Wicklow
|
€265,000
|
€162,828
|
61%
|
|
Total
|
€21,637,435
|
€18,316,592
|
85%
|
Table 2: Approvals and Payments per Local Authority under the Town and Village Scheme 2018
|
County
|
2018 Grant Funding approved
|
2018 funding paid to 31 August 2019
|
Amount paid as % of allocation
|
|
Carlow
|
€786,118
|
€343,059
|
44%
|
|
Cavan
|
€530,000
|
€163,976
|
31%
|
|
Clare
|
€581,000
|
€100,000
|
17%
|
|
Cork
|
€1,001,800
|
€43,023
|
4%
|
|
Donegal
|
€1,100,000
|
€0.00
|
0%
|
|
Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown
|
€100,000
|
€0.00
|
0%
|
|
Fingal
|
€597,960
|
€0.00
|
0%
|
|
Galway
|
€900,000
|
€250,000
|
28%
|
|
Kerry
|
€476,000
|
€0.00
|
0%
|
|
Kildare
|
€520,000
|
€260,000
|
50%
|
|
Kilkenny
|
€652,280
|
€0.00
|
0%
|
|
Laois
|
€872,094
|
€168,447
|
19%
|
|
Leitrim
|
€737,520
|
€50,000
|
7%
|
|
Limerick
|
€963,918
|
€294,666
|
31%
|
|
Longford
|
€593,856
|
€196,928
|
33%
|
|
Louth
|
€892,157
|
€0.00
|
0%
|
|
Mayo
|
€1,183,615
|
€257,486
|
22%
|
|
Meath
|
€670,834
|
€67,134
|
10%
|
|
Monaghan
|
€868,500
|
€34,063
|
4%
|
|
Offaly
|
€1,300,000
|
€305,704
|
24%
|
|
Roscommon
|
€880,000
|
€195,981
|
22%
|
|
Sligo
|
€1,138,400
|
€569,200
|
50%
|
|
Tipperary
|
€913,266
|
€0.00
|
0%
|
|
Waterford
|
€756,000
|
€0.00
|
0%
|
|
Westmeath
|
€452,000
|
€50,000
|
11%
|
|
Wexford
|
€1,334,798
|
€148,283
|
11%
|
|
Wicklow
|
€518,005
|
€11,880
|
2%
|
|
Total
|
€21,320,121
|
€3,509,829
|
16%
|
