Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 January 2025
1761. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the towns within Kerry that were funded for works under the rural regeneration and development fund in the years 2019 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1997/25]
View answerThe Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF) is a strategic capital investment fund that is key to the delivery of Ireland's rural development policy, Our Rural Future 2021-2025. RRDF provides funding for the development and construction of capital projects in towns, villages and rural areas across Ireland. Funding is allocated to local authorities and other State-funded bodies, who take the lead role in individual projects.
Calls for applications to the Fund are sought under two categories – Category 1 and Category 2. Category 1 relates to large scale ambitious capital projects with all necessary planning and other consents in place and which are ready to proceed. Category 2 provides smaller grant funding to enable the development of project proposals suitable for future calls for Category 1 applications.
In Kerry, since 2019, funding of €15.9m has been allocated to ten projects, which are detailed in the table below.
|
Year Funding Awarded |
Call |
Category |
Project Name |
Location |
Total RRDF Funding |
|
2019 |
1 |
2 |
Dingle Workhouse Masterplan |
Dingle |
€415,000.00 |
|
2019 |
1 |
2 |
Baile na Fheirtéaraigh Development |
Baile na Fheirtéaraigh |
€292,500.00 |
|
2019 |
1 |
2 |
Úibh Ráthach Action Plan |
Gaeltacht Uíbh Ráthach, Iveragh Taskforce |
€175,000.00 |
|
2019 |
2 |
1 |
Listowel Food Hub |
Listowel |
€1,670,550.00 |
|
2020 |
2 |
2 |
Cahersiveen Town Centre Regeneration Project |
Cahersiveen |
€2,056,380.00 |
|
2021 |
3 |
1 |
Gteic Uíbh Ráthaigh |
Iveragh Peninsula |
€2,467,151.50 |
|
2022 |
3 |
2 |
Listowel 'Where Stories Begin' |
Listowel |
€729,304.00 |
|
2022 |
3 |
2 |
Killorglin Town Centre SMART Rural Regeneration Project |
Kilorglin |
€961,800.00 |
|
2024 |
5 |
1 |
Cahersiveen Town Centre Regeneration Project |
Cahersiveen |
€6,460,780.80 |
|
2024 |
5 |
1 |
Kilorglin Town Centre Smart Regeneration Project |
Kilorglin |
€672,000.00 |
