Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 February 2022
63. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding and number of programmes under the dormant accounts action plan which her Department will be running in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8529/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraUnder the Dormant Accounts Fund Action Plan 2022 the Department of Rural and Community have seven measures running in 2022. These are listed in the table below, along with the maximum approved funding amount as approved within the 2022 Dormant Accounts Action Plan. Funding approved under this plan will mostly be spent in 2022, in line with the €12.57 million allocation available for 2022, but some small amounts may be utilised in future years. Full details of the measures can be found in the 2022 Dormant Accounts Action Plan, which is available at: assets.gov.ie/204353/9d7a32c7-f6e7-4bf4-92ea-6560fbebb716.pdf
|
Measure |
2022 Max Amount in Action Plan |
|
Social Enterprise Measure |
€2,300,000 |
|
Senior Alerts Scheme |
€3,000,000 |
|
Targeted Social Inclusion Measures |
€720,330 |
|
Pre-Social Cohesion Project |
€150,000 |
|
Supporting public libraries to address disadvantage |
€850,000 |
|
Participation and Engagement by marginalised and disadvantaged communities in the Local Economic and Community Planning (LECP) Process. |
€200,000 |
|
Rethink Ireland (formerly SIFI) |
€5,500,000 |
