Thursday, 24 Nov 2022

Written Answers Nos. 347-348

Departmental Programmes

Ceisteanna (347)

Emer Higgins

Ceist:

347. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will re-examine the electoral divisions in the Clondalkin electoral area which are included in the Leader programme, in preparation for the new programme commencing in January 2023, in order to ensure that the full catchment of the rural areas of Baldonnel and Newcastle are included in the programme, with particular consideration for the FY electoral division which includes a farm (details supplied) which will soon be home to a vibrant local sports club; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58516/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Rural and Community Development

LEADER is a key programme within Our Rural Future, and has delivered real benefits to rural communities across rural Ireland over the past 30 years.

The programme is delivered in 28 sub-regional areas across the country which are for the most part aligned to the county boundaries. The exceptions to this are in County Cork which contains three sub-regional areas and in County Dublin.

While the three administrative areas of County Dublin are largely comprised of urban areas there are rural communities in each area. These rural areas are combined to form one sub-regional area of Dublin Rural. There are no plans at present to amend the areas covered within the Dublin sub-regional area in the upcoming LEADER programme.

The Expressions of Interest process for groups to deliver the 2023-2027 LEADER programme is now open, and I would encourage interested parties to engage in this process in partnership to ensure that LEADER can continue to deliver for rural communities in the new programming period.

Grant Payments

Ceisteanna (348)

Catherine Murphy

Ceist:

348. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a schedule by local authority, heading and amount of the funding and grants returned and or unspent in part or in full to her Department in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022. [58595/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Rural and Community Development

The table below identifies funding returned to my Department from local authorities during the timeframe requested by the Deputy, based on details extracted from my Department's financial management system.

Year	LA	Amount returned (€)	Scheme/Programme
2019	Wexford County Council	-8,750.00	Rural Broadband
2019	Louth County Council	-7,435.96	Clár
2019	Tipperary County Council	-3,590.00	Town and Village Renewal
2019	Louth County Council	-42780	Library Development and Archive Service
2019	Kerry County Council	-687	Library Development and Archive Service
2019	Dublin City Council	-559.90	Community Enhancement Programme
2019	Dublin City Council	-1000	Community Enhancement Programme
2019	Waterford City And County Council	-750	Community Enhancement Programme
2020	Longford County Council	-21,341.70	Local Improvement Scheme
2020	Galway City Council	-641.49	Community Enhancement Programme
2021	Cork County Council	-8,276.00	Rural Recreation
2021	Roscommon County Council	-22,473.28	Rural Recreation
2021	Limerick City and County Council	-10,000.00	Rural Recreation
2021	Clare County Council	-26,103.00	Rural Recreation
2021	Wicklow County Council	-2,952.00	Rural Recreation
2021	Offaly County Council	-42,987.04	Rural Recreation
2021	Donegal County Council	-10,426.55	Clár
2021	Kilkenny County Council	-10,746.85	Clár
2021	Kilkenny County Council	-1,224.08	Clár
2021	Kilkenny County Council	-15,775.89	Clár
2021	Wicklow County Council	-8,540.42	Clár
2021	Wicklow County Council	-6,067.98	Clár
2021	Galway County Council	-59,718.31	Local Improvement Scheme
2021	Clare County Council	-1,130.68	Local Improvement Scheme
2021	Kildare County Council	-1,251.00	Local Improvement Scheme
2021	Tipperary County Council	-1,500.00	Local Improvement Scheme
2021	Laois County Council	-373.18	Local Improvement Scheme
2021	Clare County Council	-13,782.70	Local Improvement Scheme
2021	Kerry County Council	-4,100.64	Local Improvement Scheme
2021	Galway County Council	-27,361.35	Local Improvement Scheme
2021	Fingal County Council	-48,211.74	Town and Village Renewal
2021	Monaghan County Council	-50,000.00	Town and Village Renewal
2021	Limerick County Council	-34,930.00	Town and Village Renewal
2021	Cork County Council	-9,062.28	Town and Village Renewal
2021	Kilkenny County Council	-6,196.00	Town and Village Renewal
2021	Roscommon County Council	-4,992.00	Town and Village Renewal
2021	Kilkenny County Council	-20,783.80	Town and Village Renewal
2021	Kilkenny County Council	-14,000.64	Town and Village Renewal
2021	Leitrim County Council	-6,116.48	Town and Village Renewal
2021	Waterford County Council	-72,440.00	Town and Village Renewal
2021	Offaly County Council	-3,732.80	Town and Village Renewal
2021	Dublin City Council	-533.22	SICAP
2022 (YTD)	Mayo County Council	-1,253,043.00	Rural Recreation
2022 (YTD)	Kerry County Council	-12,000.00	Rural Recreation
2022 (YTD)	Mayo County Council	-720.00	Clár
2022 (YTD)	Mayo County Council	-6,438.17	Western Development Commission
2022 (YTD)	Mayo County Council	-34,000.00	Western Development Commission
2022 (YTD)	Donegal County Council	-59,780.54	Local Improvement Scheme
2022 (YTD)	Mayo County Council	-6,418.94	Local Improvement Scheme
2022 (YTD)	Mayo County Council	-49,339.89	Local Improvement Scheme
2022 (YTD)	Meath County Council	-23,447.46	Local Improvement Scheme
2022 (YTD)	Mayo County Council	-759.11	Local Improvement Scheme
2022 (YTD)	Mayo County Council	-9,985.82	Local Improvement Scheme
2022 (YTD)	Galway County Council	-97,404.52	Town and Village Renewal
2022 (YTD)	Leitrim County Council	-91,240.00	Town and Village Renewal
2022 (YTD)	Monaghan County Council	-298,605.97	Town and Village Renewal
2022 (YTD)	Mayo County Council	-57,006.79	Town and Village Renewal
2022 (YTD)	Louth County Council	-167,959.28	Town and Village Renewal
2022 (YTD)	WESTMEATH County Council	-57,824.00	Town and Village Renewal
2022 (YTD)	Waterford County Council	-4,830.75	Town and Village Renewal
2022 (YTD)	Wexford County Council	-88,082.55	Town and Village Renewal
2022 (YTD)	Laois County Council	-131,954.44	Town and Village Renewal
2022 (YTD)	Kildare County Council	-11,969.11	Town and Village Renewal
2022 (YTD)	Limerick County Council	-109,718.38	Town and Village Renewal
2022 (YTD)	Cavan County Council	-96,440.40	Town and Village Renewal
2022 (YTD)	Kilkenny County Council	-26,985.16	Town and Village Renewal
2022 (YTD)	Clare County Council	-159,702.00	Town and Village Renewal
2022 (YTD)	Meath County Council	-68,500.57	Town and Village Renewal
2022 (YTD)	Sligo County Council	-200,087.00	Town and Village Renewal
2022 (YTD)	Tipperary County Council	-280,586.54	Town and Village Renewal
2022 (YTD)	Donegal County Council	-256,217.93	Town and Village Renewal
2022 (YTD)	Longford County Council	-49,909.35	Town and Village Renewal
2022 (YTD)	Fingal County Council	-2,118.56	Town and Village Renewal
2022 (YTD)	Cavan County Council	-2,000.00	Town and Village Renewal
2022 (YTD)	Mayo County Council	-19,219.50	Town and Village Renewal
2022 (YTD)	Carlow County Council	-54,442.07	Town and Village Renewal
2022 (YTD)	Kerry County Council	-71,575.46	Town and Village Renewal
2022 (YTD)	Roscommon County Council	-77,240.90	Town and Village Renewal
2022 (YTD)	Wicklow County Council	-95,025.00	Town and Village Renewal
2022 (YTD)	Clare County Council	-50.00	Town and Village Renewal
2022 (YTD)	Cork County Council	-55,459.29	Town and Village Renewal
2022 (YTD)	Offaly County Council	-40,084.00	Town and Village Renewal
2022 (YTD)	Mayo County Council	-6,880.00	Town and Village Renewal
2022 (YTD)	Kerry County Council	-52,819.41	Town and Village Renewal Accelerated Measure
2022 (YTD)	Kildare County Council	-182,298.04	Town and Village Renewal Accelerated Measure
2022 (YTD)	Louth County Council	-46,267.72	Town and Village Renewal Accelerated Measure
2022 (YTD)	Wicklow County Council	-71,011.26	Town and Village Renewal Accelerated Measure
2022 (YTD)	Mayo County Council	-2,180.90	Town and Village Renewal
2022 (YTD)	Mayo County Council	-19,219.50	Town and Village Renewal
2022 (YTD)	Mayo County Council	-34,000.00	Town and Village Renewal
2022 (YTD)	Sligo County Council	-4,379.03	Town and Village Renewal
2022 (YTD)	Clare County Council	-13,847.34	Town and Village Renewal
2022 (YTD)	Mayo County Council	-7,600.00	Town and Village Renewal
2022 (YTD)	Galway County Council	-15,967.50	Atlantic Economic Corridor
2022 (YTD)	Cork City Council	-15,000.00	Atlantic Economic Corridor
2022 (YTD)	Kilkenny County Council	-8,309.00	Atlantic Economic Corridor