LEADER is a multi-annual programme with a total budget of €250 million over the period 2014-2020. €225 million of this funding has been allocated as core funding 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 €25 million is available for thematic schemes to be delivered at a national level and is allocated as projects are approved.
Table 1 provides details of all payments made to the LAGs on an annual basis.
Table 2 provides details of:
- The budget allocations to the LAGs under the LEADER 2014-2020 programme, and
- The total spend by the LAGs broken down by:
- the cost of developing their Local Development Strategies at the outset of the programme (preparatory support);
- expenditure incurred on administration and on supporting the development of LEADER projects (administration & animation);
- funding provided to LEADER projects; and
- total spend expressed as a percentage of each LAG's budget allocation.
While the overall spend to date is 38% of the total allocation available to the LAGs, there continues to be a consistent increase in project payments over previous years. Over 1,000 project promoters, or 40%, have now received a Final Payment in respect of their project.
Project approvals have also steadily increased, with 2,771 projects approved to date to a value of over €107 million. A further 317 projects, requesting funding of almost €26 million, are at earlier stages in the approvals process. Project payments under the programme will continue to increase as approved works are completed and claims for payment submitted.
The figures provided do not include payments made under thematic schemes which are funded outside of the core budget allocated to each LAG.
Table 1: LEADER payments to LAGs for the period 2015-2020
|
Local Action Group
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
|
Carlow
|
€20,000
|
€0
|
€256,148
|
€955,702
|
€1,325,592
|
€186,988
|
|
Cavan
|
€50,000
|
€62,741
|
€264,138
|
€676,779
|
€2,100,254
|
€400,211
|
|
Clare
|
€71,000
|
€202,336
|
€525,000
|
€937,913
|
€1,613,675
|
€125,724
|
|
Cork North
|
€15,000
|
€19,456
|
€422,197
|
€836,795
|
€985,750
|
€314,282
|
|
Cork South
|
€65,000
|
€0
|
€261,234
|
€465,774
|
€500,358
|
€113,292
|
|
Cork West
|
€135,240
|
€0
|
€362,953
|
€485,804
|
€726,069
|
€285,403
|
|
Donegal
|
€57,594
|
€35,362
|
€778,328
|
€2,353,037
|
€2,492,873
|
€301,038
|
|
Dublin Rural
|
€55,000
|
€0
|
€290,992
|
€714,709
|
€794,581
|
€73,403
|
|
Galway East
|
€0
|
€58,214
|
€427,142
|
€426,367
|
€1,332,857
|
€407,733
|
|
Galway West
|
€75,000
|
€60,000
|
€180,000
|
€292,284
|
€586,906
|
€34,898
|
|
Kerry
|
€15,000
|
€1,344
|
€811,249
|
€1,299,208
|
€2,867,905
|
€610,924
|
|
Kildare
|
€50,000
|
€0
|
€163,910
|
€314,922
|
€770,304
|
€180,214
|
|
Kilkenny
|
€54,725
|
€182,570
|
€600,559
|
€922,011
|
€929,727
|
€69,612
|
|
Laois
|
€25,000
|
€35,242
|
€282,636
|
€674,237
|
€994,508
|
€96,044
|
|
Leitrim
|
€25,000
|
€32,134
|
€298,277
|
€551,744
|
€1,155,333
|
€206,333
|
|
Limerick
|
€22,187
|
€26,267
|
€670,442
|
€1,245,753
|
€2,144,543
|
€342,888
|
|
Longford
|
€30,000
|
€0
|
€266,711
|
€394,024
|
€1,183,596
|
€187,513
|
|
Louth
|
€28,000
|
€21,913
|
€340,184
|
€455,037
|
€1,271,500
|
€399,378
|
|
Mayo
|
€107,000
|
€43,722
|
€896,552
|
€870,727
|
€3,035,308
|
€543,426
|
|
Meath
|
€40,000
|
€99,961
|
€317,904
|
€376,275
|
€916,318
|
€170,174
|
|
Monaghan
|
€58,296
|
€45,042
|
€260,822
|
€592,452
|
€1,378,475
|
€212,209
|
|
Offaly
|
€30,000
|
€43,481
|
€478,068
|
€1,288,187
|
€1,845,216
|
€383,073
|
|
Roscommon
|
€58,213
|
€70,559
|
€325,968
|
€588,565
|
€1,632,704
|
€190,398
|
|
Sligo
|
€15,000
|
€57,268
|
€502,405
|
€686,025
|
€1,222,544
|
€200,854
|
|
Tipperary
|
€20,000
|
€16,443
|
€525,103
|
€901,658
|
€2,627,304
|
€248,320
|
|
Waterford
|
€63,430
|
€55,779
|
€496,858
|
€1,824,877
|
€1,456,234
|
€106,775
|
|
Westmeath
|
€25,500
|
€26,872
|
€345,928
|
€611,855
|
€867,346
|
€267,529
|
|
Wexford
|
€15,000
|
€21,129
|
€443,303
|
€820,151
|
€2,034,838
|
€358,240
|
|
Wicklow
|
€25,000
|
€43,088
|
€328,839
|
€417,879
|
€913,483
|
€90,090
|
|
Total
|
€1,251,185
|
€1,260,921
|
€12,123,851
|
€22,980,756
|
€41,706,099
|
€7,106,967
|
Table 2: LEADER expenditure data as of 1st March 2020
|
Local Action Group
|
Total Allocation
|
Prep Support spend
|
Admin & Animation spend
|
Project spend
|
Total Spend
|
% spend
|
|
Carlow
|
€6,416,803
|
€20,000
|
€878,765
|
€1,845,666
|
€2,744,430
|
43%
|
|
Cavan
|
€9,022,286
|
€50,000
|
€962,571
|
€2,541,552
|
€3,554,123
|
39%
|
|
Clare
|
€8,920,225
|
€83,336
|
€1,746,000
|
€1,646,312
|
€3,475,648
|
39%
|
|
Cork North
|
€5,591,846
|
€15,000
|
€1,133,286
|
€1,445,194
|
€2,593,480
|
46%
|
|
Cork South
|
€3,831,303
|
€65,000
|
€781,216
|
€559,442
|
€1,405,658
|
37%
|
|
Cork West
|
€5,015,674
|
€135,240
|
€1,025,485
|
€834,744
|
€1,995,469
|
40%
|
|
Donegal
|
€13,413,878
|
€57,594
|
€2,218,085
|
€3,742,553
|
€6,018,232
|
45%
|
|
Dublin Rural
|
€6,370,438
|
€55,000
|
€1,066,079
|
€807,607
|
€1,928,686
|
30%
|
|
Galway East
|
€7,655,851
|
€159,488
|
€1,141,700
|
€1,351,125
|
€2,652,313
|
35%
|
|
Galway West
|
€4,540,033
|
€75,000
|
€660,000
|
€494,088
|
€1,229,088
|
27%
|
|
Kerry
|
€10,719,868
|
€16,344
|
€2,150,497
|
€3,438,789
|
€5,605,630
|
52%
|
|
Kildare
|
€5,261,600
|
€50,000
|
€755,257
|
€674,093
|
€1,479,350
|
28%
|
|
Kilkenny
|
€7,791,573
|
€57,295
|
€1,587,750
|
€1,114,159
|
€2,759,204
|
35%
|
|
Laois
|
€7,124,587
|
€35,191
|
€943,361
|
€1,129,114
|
€2,107,666
|
30%
|
|
Leitrim
|
€6,498,475
|
€25,000
|
€951,752
|
€1,292,068
|
€2,268,821
|
35%
|
|
Limerick
|
€9,776,594
|
€22,187
|
€1,939,429
|
€2,490,465
|
€4,452,081
|
46%
|
|
Longford
|
€7,597,623
|
€30,000
|
€1,023,364
|
€1,008,480
|
€2,061,844
|
27%
|
|
Louth
|
€6,101,862
|
€28,000
|
€971,764
|
€1,516,249
|
€2,516,013
|
41%
|
|
Mayo
|
€11,621,432
|
€119,238
|
€2,135,093
|
€3,242,405
|
€5,496,736
|
47%
|
|
Meath
|
€6,903,124
|
€40,000
|
€1,208,128
|
€672,504
|
€1,920,632
|
28%
|
|
Monaghan
|
€7,592,720
|
€58,296
|
€958,360
|
€1,530,640
|
€2,547,296
|
34%
|
|
Offaly
|
€8,536,764
|
€30,000
|
€1,296,427
|
€2,741,598
|
€4,068,025
|
48%
|
|
Roscommon
|
€8,852,659
|
€58,213
|
€1,191,446
|
€1,616,748
|
€2,866,406
|
32%
|
|
Sligo
|
€7,655,648
|
€15,000
|
€893,164
|
€1,775,932
|
€2,684,096
|
35%
|
|
Tipperary
|
€10,603,443
|
€20,000
|
€1,589,837
|
€2,728,991
|
€4,338,828
|
41%
|
|
Waterford
|
€8,022,796
|
€75,427
|
€1,158,445
|
€2,770,082
|
€4,003,954
|
50%
|
|
Westmeath
|
€7,384,206
|
€25,602
|
€1,110,969
|
€1,008,459
|
€2,145,030
|
29%
|
|
Wexford
|
€9,840,141
|
€15,000
|
€1,290,970
|
€2,386,691
|
€3,692,661
|
38%
|
|
Wicklow
|
€6,336,549
|
€35,794
|
€1,014,057
|
€768,529
|
€1,818,380
|
29%
|
|
Total
|
€225,000,000
|
€1,472,244
|
€35,783,255
|
€49,174,280
|
€86,429,779
|
38%
|
