Written Answers Nos. 888-906
888. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for detailed information regarding the decrease in total grants paid to University College Cork from the estimated €208,787,000 in 2022 to the estimated €195,477,000 in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36009/25]
View answerI understand that the Deputy is referring to the Revised Estimates Volume for Public Services 2025 and the allocations under my Department’s B4 subhead.
The B4 subhead is used to fund current activities in higher education institutions. The provision of higher education funding on an annual basis, is part of overall expenditure management and budgetary policy of the Government.
In considering the specific matters raised, it is important to distinguish between recurrent funding allocations and the impact of supplementary or temporary provisions. Each year, my Department receives a core recurrent allocation that is considered as part of the annual Budget negotiations.
There were three main reasons for the variation between 2022 and 2023. In 2022, UCC received €20,094,000 in supplementary pension funding, its year-on-year capital funding reduced by €8,700,000 in 2023, and its recurrent funding increased by €12,422,000 over the same period.
889. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for detailed information regarding the decrease in total grants paid to Trinity College Dublin from the estimated €210,341,000 in 2022 to the estimated €196,316,000 in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36010/25]
View answerI understand that the Deputy is referring to the Revised Estimates Volume for Public Services 2025 and the allocations under my Department’s B4 subhead.
The B4 subhead is used to fund current activities in higher education institutions. The provision of higher education funding on an annual basis, is part of overall expenditure management and budgetary policy of the Government.
In considering the specific matters raised, it is important to distinguish between recurrent funding allocations and the impact of supplementary or temporary provisions. Each year, my Department receives a core recurrent allocation that is considered as part of the annual Budget negotiations.
There were two main reasons for the variation between 2022 and 2023. In 2022, Trinity College Dublin received €19,083,000 in supplementary pension funding while their recurrent funding, during the period in question, increased by €5,410,000.
890. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for detailed information regarding the decrease in total grants paid to St. Angela’s College from the estimated €10,464,000 in 2022 to the estimated €9,483,000 in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36011/25]
View answer895. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for detailed information regarding the decrease in recurrent grants paid to St. Angela’s College from the estimated €8,795,000 in 2022 to the estimated €7,655,000 in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36016/25]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 890 and 895 together.
I understand that the Deputy is referring to the Revised Estimates Volume for Public Services 2025 and the allocations under my Department’s B4 subhead.
The B4 subhead is used to fund current activities in higher education institutions. The provision of higher education funding on an annual basis, is part of overall expenditure management and budgetary policy of the Government.
St Angela’s College was incorporated into the Atlantic Technological University (ATU) on 1st November 2023. The incorporation had implications for how the financial statements for the institution were presented. The funding amounts for 2023 relate to a 10-month period whereas those for 2022 relate to a full calendar year.
891. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for detailed information regarding the decrease in total grants paid to the Irish University Association from the estimated €9,049,000 in 2022 to the estimated €4,066,000 in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36012/25]
View answerI understand that the Deputy is referring to the Revised Estimates Volume for Public Services 2025 and the allocations under my Department’s B4 subhead.
The B4 subhead is used to fund current activities in higher education institutions. The provision of higher education funding on an annual basis, is part of overall expenditure management and budgetary policy of the Government.
I have been advised by my officials that allocations for the Irish University Association (IUA) in 2022 and 2023 were €949,000 and €466,000 respectively.
The IUA is the representative body for the seven traditional universities. It receives funding for specific projects from time to time. The difference in allocations relates to the range of projects being funded in 2023 compared with 2022 and the timing of payments.
892. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for detailed information regarding the decrease in total grants paid to the National College of Ireland from the estimated €2,886,000 in 2022 to the estimated €2,728,000 in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36013/25]
View answerI understand that the Deputy is referring to the Revised Estimates Volume for Public Services 2025 and the allocations under my Department’s B4 subhead.
The B4 subhead is used to fund current activities in higher education institutions. The provision of higher education funding on an annual basis, is part of overall expenditure management and budgetary policy of the Government.
In considering the specific matters raised, it is important to distinguish between recurrent funding allocations and the impact of supplementary or temporary provisions. Each year, my Department receives a core recurrent allocation that is considered as part of the annual Budget negotiations.
The variances between 2022 and 2023 were due to a number of factors. Temporary Covid related increases for Springboard that applied in the 2020-2022 period, did not carry through into 2023, resulting in a reduction of €413,000 in 2023. Erasmus funding also reduced by €81,000 over the same period. Other initiatives saw an increase in their funding in 2023 with the Human Capital Initiative, Apprenticeships and Access funding increasing by €101,000, €62,000 and €183,000 respectively in 2023 when compared to 2022.
893. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for detailed information regarding the decrease in total grants paid to the Royal Irish Academy from the estimated €7,463,000 in 2022 to the estimated €7,062,000 in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36014/25]
View answer896. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for detailed information regarding the decrease in recurrent grants paid to the Royal Irish Academy from the estimated €6,167,000 in 2022 to the estimated €5,596,000 in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36017/25]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 893 and 896 together.
I understand that the Deputy is referring to the Revised Estimates Volume for Public Services 2025 and the allocations under my Department’s B4 subhead.
The B4 subhead is used to fund current activities in higher education institutions. The provision of higher education funding on an annual basis, is part of overall expenditure management and budgetary policy of the Government.
In considering the specific matters raised, it is important to distinguish between recurrent funding allocations and the impact of supplementary or temporary provisions. Each year, my Department receives a core recurrent allocation that is considered as part of the annual Budget negotiations.
The principal reason for the reduction in total funding to the RIA in 2023 over 2022 is a decrease in funding allocated towards the National Open Research Forum (NORF) of €1,150,000. Core funding to RIA increased by €579,000 and Capital funding increased by €200,000 over the same period.
894. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for detailed information regarding the decrease in total grants paid to Griffith College from the estimated €1,801,000 in 2022 to the estimated €1,336,000 in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36015/25]
View answerI understand that the Deputy is referring to the Revised Estimates Volume for Public Services 2025 and the allocations under my Department’s B4 subhead.
As the Deputy will be aware Griffith College is a private higher education institution.
Private institutions play an important role in the overall higher education landscape. These institutions may be in receipt of some limited funding from the State for certain courses that are approved for funding under specific initiatives. These tend to relate to competitive calls for proposals to meet identified stills needs in the economy. Under the respective arrangements, the State has agreed to provide funding for specific courses in line with specific agreements made between the relevant funding body and the private institution.
The variances between 2022 and 2023 were due to a number of factors. There were fewer registrations on Springboard courses and temporary Covid related increases that applied in the 2020-2022 period, did not carry through into 2023. These two factors accounted for €397,000 of the variance. Separately, apprenticeship funding was €59,000 lower in 2023 due to the provision of once off funding in 2022 to assist with the roll out of new programmes in that year. The remaining variance is due to differences in registrations from year to year.
897. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for details as to the reason there has been no increase in recurrent grants paid of the estimated €1,105,000 for Maynooth University since 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36018/25]
View answer898. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for detailed information regarding the decrease in skills grant payments for a college (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36054/25]
View answer899. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for detailed information regarding the decrease in the skills grant payments for a college (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36055/25]
View answer900. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for detailed information regarding the decrease in Skills Grant Payments for a college (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36056/25]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 897 to 900, inclusive, together.
I understand that the Deputy is referring to the Revised Estimates Volume for Public Services 2025 and the allocations under my Department’s B4 subhead.
The B4 subhead is used to fund current activities in higher education institutions. The provision of higher education funding on an annual basis, is part of overall expenditure management and budgetary policy of the Government.
In considering the specific matters raised, it is important to distinguish between recurrent funding allocations and the impact of supplementary or temporary provisions. Each year, my Department receives a core recurrent allocation that is considered as part of the annual Budget negotiations. Separately, my Department may receive additional allocations through supplementary funding that only applies in the calendar year to which it is received.
In 2024, funding for the B4 subhead amounted to €1,380,683,000. This figure was supplemented by a further €234,781,000, bringing the final 2024 allocation to €1,615,464,000. The additional supplementary funding was used to meet costs such as, once off cost-of-living measures, Ukrainian supports, and pay costs.
The funding for the higher education institutions to which the Deputy refers, can vary from year to year, depending on a number of factors. Funding is primarily linked to student numbers which can vary from year to year in each higher education institution. Some programmes, like the Human Capital Initiative, are temporary, time bound measures, where funding can vary from year to year, depending on the timing of when measures commenced in each institution and how the programmes came to a natural completion in the programme period. Some programmes, like Springboard, received a temporary increase in the funding available in 2020 to 2022 period, as a response to the Covid pandemic.
901. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht regarding the sale of a property (details supplied) the price received for the sale of this asset and the terms and conditions of the contract have yet to be publicly disclosed; his views on whether the details of the sale should still be a matter of confidentiality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35208/25]
View answerMy Department does not hold a copy of the sales agreement to which the Deputy refers.
On the matter of confidentiality, the Deputy may be aware that the Office of the Information Commissioner (Reference OIC-121881-Y9W8V9) upheld a decision by Údarás na Gaeltachta to refuse access to the contract under section 35(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information Act on the grounds that the release of the record constituted a breach of the duty of confidentiality provided for by the contract provision.
902. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the up to date data in respect of the number of roads, kilometres of road and square meterage of roads being completed per local authority area under the local improvement scheme, including the amount of money spent per annum and roads and area completed for each year since 2019, in tabular form; if he is concerned that the value for money being achieved in his constituency is not being achieved in many other constituencies; if he will seek to establish how such large variations exist in terms of outcomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35304/25]
View answerThe Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) is a key support to rural communities in improving non-public roads and laneways not usually maintained by local authorities. Since its reintroduction in 2017, the government has provided almost €170 million to local authorities under the Scheme.
My Department officials have received submissions from all 25 local authorities in respect of proposed 2025 LIS works and have given sanction for these works to begin. Local authorities have until November to complete works and drawdown grants in respect of works completed in 2025.
While the Department provides funding for the scheme, it is administered by local authorities who hold responsibility for selecting and prioritising roads. When assessing applications and costing proposed works, local authorities are bound by the procurement and tender process in line with Public Spending Code guidelines.
In terms of relative costs, direct comparisons across counties may not reflect the range of factors which impact the costs of LIS works undertaken. This can include total area of the roads in question, geographic location and topography and the varying condition of roads on the ground. The cost of materials has also significantly increased in recent years, and availability of labour varies from county to county.
The Department keeps the operation of the scheme under ongoing review, considering ways to improve funding distribution and ensure the process remains fair and effective.Additionally, LIS funding is also subject to the range of control and evaluation procedures implemented by my officials such as the annual programme of on-site inspections and the rolling series of internal audit reports.
The table at the following link outlines the data requested by the Deputy from 2019-2024.
903. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to list all the public services contracts worth €10 million or more, which have been granted by himself or the forerunner for his Department, or other State bodies in the past five years; the value of each contract; the length of term of each; the expiration date of each contract; and whether any contract was discontinued during its term and for what reason. [35490/25]
View answerI can confirm that the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht has not entered into any contracts worth €10 million or more over the past five years.
With regard to the agencies under my Department's aegis, I would note that they are all independent bodies responsible for their own operational matters. In this context I am informed that Pobal have entered into two contracts worth €10 million or more during the referenced time period.
As the Deputy will be aware, Pobal provides services to a large number of Government and European programmes, schemes and services across seven Government Departments. The details of the Pobal contracts are set out below. The first entry relates to expenditure under the remit of another Government Department, and the second relates to products and services right across Pobal.
I am also informed that no other agencies or bodies under my Department’s aegis have entered into contracts of such value over the period.
|
Supplier Name |
Title |
Contract Value |
Contract Term |
Expiration |
Details |
|
Abtran Unlimited Company |
Managed Business Process Support – National Childcare Scheme Contact Management Service |
€24,000,000 |
6 Years |
19/06/2030 |
In 2024, Pobal utilised a Office of Government Procurement Framework to undertake a mini-competition to appoint a service provider to deliver contact centre and related day to day administration for applicants of the National Childcare Scheme (NCS). Pobal was supported by the procurement staff in the OGP. The scope of this contract requires the provision of off-site contact centre and related administrative services for the processing of NCS applicants and related Early Years programmes. |
|
Micromail Limited |
Software Licensing – Single Party Framework |
€15,000,000 |
4 Years |
27/06/2028 |
Also in 2024 Pobal ran a procurement competition and appointed a Single Framework Agreement for the provision of Software Licensing, Subscriptions and Renewals, Licencing Compliance, management and monitoring of Software and associated support and services on current and future requirements. The framework is for four years for the Pobal organisation.Pobal expect that the framework will be used primarily for the purchase of products like Microsoft, Adobe, Managed Engine, other licenses, subscriptions, and renewals of software requirements e.g. VMWARE, Veeam and Varonis may be required from time to time in the future. The framework will be used to meet the ever evolving and innovate business and environment requirements around the software licensing, subscriptions and renewals, compliance, management, advice and monitoring ever changing services. |
904. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the town and village renewal scheme, including details of the percentage of applications to the scheme that get approved and rejected, the value of approved and rejected applications and the primary reasons for any rejections; if he will provide this information broken down on an annual basis for every year since the commencement of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35602/25]
View answerThe Town and Village Renewal Scheme was introduced in 2016 and is one of a number of measures designed to rejuvenate rural towns and villages across Ireland in line with the objectives contained in Our Rural Future, Ireland's Rural Development Policy, and the Town Centre First policy.
Since the launch of the scheme 2,394 applications have been received and 1,794 projects have been allocated funding of over €177.2 million. Full details of projects allocated funding under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme can be found on my Departments website: gov.ie/en/department-of-rural-and-community-development-and-the-gaeltacht/collections/town-and-village-renewal-scheme-funding-allocations/
All applications for funding received by the Department under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme are assessed as part of a competitive process. Funding under the scheme is awarded following the assessment of application and reviewing matters such as the suitability against the published scheme criteria and objectives, the quality of the proposed project, the readiness of the project to commence and the level of funding available to the Department. Applications may not be successful for a range of reasons including that they fail to meet scheme core criteria and objectives, they may not have the statutory consents in place required to undertake works, the proposed works may be deemed ineligible for funding etc.
The 2025 Town and Village Renewal Scheme, which was launched in March, intends to support the revitalisation of rural Ireland by focusing on stimulating town centre economic and social regeneration. The 2025 scheme includes three funding streams for project applications, the Building or Land Acquisition Measure (BLAM), the Main Scheme and the Project Development Measure (PDM). The BLAM is now closed for applications and the assessment process is ongoing. Details of the successful projects will be announced shortly.
The Main Scheme and PDM is currently open for applications via local authorities with a closing date of 25 July 2025. It is expected that successful projects will be announced in late 2025. Full details of the 2025 scheme are available on my Department's website: www.gov.ie/en/department-of-rural-and-community-development-and-the-gaeltacht/policy-information/town-and-village-renewal-scheme/#the-2025-town-and-village-renewal-scheme
The table below details the number of applications received and the percentage of applications that have been approved on an annual basis since the scheme commenced in 2016.
|
Year Funding Announced |
TVRS Funding Stream |
Value of Approved Projects |
No of Applications Received |
No of Projects Approved |
% Approved |
|
2016 |
2016 Main Scheme |
€9,880,000 |
171 |
170 |
99.4% |
|
2017 |
2017 Main Scheme |
€21,637,435 |
313 |
281 |
89.8% |
|
2018 |
2018 Main Scheme |
€21,320,121 |
290 |
224 |
77.2% |
|
2019 |
2019 Main Scheme |
€14,989,996 |
305 |
156 |
51.1% |
|
2020 |
2020 TVRS Accelerated Measure |
€10,390,609 |
417 |
363 |
87.1% |
|
2021 |
2020 Main Scheme;2021 Streetscape Enhancement |
€21,938,308 |
275 |
173 |
62.9% |
|
2022 |
2021 Main Scheme;2021 Project Development Measure;2022 Main Scheme; 2022 Project Development Measure; 2022 Marketing Measure; 2022 Building Acquisition Measure; 2022 Streetscape Enhancement Measure. |
€48,977,726 |
456 |
311 |
68.2% |
|
2023 |
2023 Building Acquisition Measure |
€7,615,000 |
35 |
34 |
97.1% |
|
2024 |
2023 Main Scheme |
€20,469,607 |
132 |
82 |
62.1% |
|
Totals |
€177,218,802 |
2,394 |
1,794 |
74.9% |
905. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta i gcomhthéacs cheisteanna 482 agus 483 a freagraíodh an 25 Feabhra 2025 cén dul chun cinn atá déanta leis an obair thaighde bunaithe ar fhoinsí éagsúla Stáit a bhí le foilsiú ag Údarás na Gaeltachta ag tabhairt léargas ar an nasc idir an Ghaeilge, an Ghaeltacht agus obair Údarás na Gaeltachta agus a Roinn féin; cén dul chun cinn atá déanta leis an dá chlár nua tacaíochta trí bliana a bhí i gceist a fhorbairt agus a sholáthar in 2025 chun tacú leis an Údarás san obair atá ar siúl ag an eagraíocht le húsáid na Gaeilge a spreagadh i measc lucht gnó sa Ghaeltacht; cad iad na torthaí atá bainte amach leis an gClár Tacaíochta Gaeilge do Ghnólachtaí ó thaobh úsáid na Gaeilge sa ghnó agus san idirghníomhaíocht idir na fostaithe, a gcustaiméirí agus iad féin agus cén méadú atá tagtha ar fheiceálacht na Gaeilge i mbailte aitheanta chun íomhá láidir Ghaelach a chothú agus a chur chun cinn; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [35946/25]
View answerMaidir leis an dá chlár tacaíochta nua atá dírithe ar chur chun cinn na Gaeilge i measc lucht gnó, atá á fhorbairt agus le soláthar as an nua ag an Údarás in 2025, seo a leanas uasdátú maidir leis na céimeanna atá glactha i dtaca leis na cláir sin:
Scéim Forbartha Gaeilge na gCliantchomhlachtaí
Díríonn an clár seo ar thacú le cliaint an Údaráis, ina bhfuil líon ard fostaíochta, chun úsáid na Gaeilge a chothú agus a spreagadh sa ghnó agus i measc na bhfostaithe. Thug an tÚdarás faoi próiseas earcaíochta ag tús na bliana chun acmhainn foirne a chur in áit le cúram a thabhairt d’fhorbairt agus soláthar an chláir seo. Ceapadh Comhordaitheoir Scéim Forbartha Gaeilge na gCliantchomhlachtaí agus chuaigh an té sin i mbun oibre i lár mí an Mhárta 2025. Tá obair leanúnach ar siúl ag aontú creat, critéir agus cur chuige don scéim agus an t-ábhar tacaíochta agus riaracháin a bhaineann leis. Tá suim léirithe ag roinnt cliaint a bheith páirteach cheana féin. Tá sé mar sprioc go mbeidh ar a laghad 10 gcomhlacht in Limistéir Pleanála Teanga éagsúla cláraithe don scéim faoin fhómhair agus cuirfear le líon na gcliant a bheas rannpháirteach ar an scéim de réir a chéile thar tréimhse feidhme 3 bliana na scéime.
An Clár Tacaíochta Gaeilge do Ghnólachtaí
Díríonn an clár seo ar an Ghaeilge a chur chun cinn i ngnólachtaí Gaeltachta sna hearnálacha miondíola, fáilteachais agus turasóireachta. Chun cur ar chumas an Údaráis an clár seo a fhorbairt agus a sheachadadh, thóg an eagraíocht faoi phróiseas earcaíochta trí huaire ó thús na bliana chun acmhainn foirne cuí a aimsiú le tabhairt faoin scéim a fhorbairt agus a bhainistiú. Táthar i lár an tríú iarracht den phróiseas earcaíochta sin faoi láthair. Chomh luath agus a bheidh duine ceaptha sa phost, beifear in ann tabhairt faoi na céimeanna ullmhúcháin chun creat an chláir a leagan amach agus a aontú agus na hacmhainní cuí a chur ina áit chun cur ar chumas na heagraíochta clár tacaíochta a sholáthar.
Maidir leis an dul chun cinn atá déanta leis an obair thaighde bunaithe ar fhoinsí éagsúla Stáit a bhí le foilsiú ag Údarás na Gaeltachta ag tabhairt léargas ar an nasc idir an Ghaeilge, an Ghaeltacht agus obair Údarás na Gaeltachta agus mo Roinn féin, tuigim go bhfuil cíoradh déanta ar thorthaí daonáirimh na gceantar Gaeltachta mar bhunchloch do thacar sonraí na Gaeltachta. Tá obair fhorbartha déanta ar an gcóras seo, a úsáideann córas GIS le léaráidí léirscála chun firicí a chur i láthair. Tá ballchríoch á chur ar an gcóras a bheidh ar fáil don phobal agus tá súil an uirlis idirlín a roinnt leis an bpobal sa tréimhse amach romhainn.
906. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht what funding has been and will be provided by his Department for community centres, libraries and recreational amenities in the Saggart, Citywest and Rathcoole areas. [36086/25]
View answerMy Department operates a number of capital programmes designed to support community groups with capital funding towards community centres, libraries and recreational amenities. Of particular importance for these specific purposes are:
• The Community Centre Investment Fund (CCIF), which provides funding towards capital costs for the refurbishment and upgrade of community centres that are open to and used by a broad range of groups. Under the CCIF, over €7.31 million has been approved for 142 projects in County Dublin.
• The Community Recognition Fund (CRF) has supported community facilities across the country since it was introduced in 2023. Under CRF South County Council was allocated over €2.75 million in 2023 and more than €2.24 million in 2024.
• The Libraries Capital Programme 2023-2027 was announced in April 2024 and is supporting investment of €22.6 million in eleven state-of-the-art library infrastructure projects and a further €2.6 million in twelve next generation mobile library vehicles. The Department provided funding of €1 million to South Dublin County Council under the Libraries Capital Programme 2016-2022 to support the construction of North Clondalkin Library which opened in June 2021. The Department also provides a significant contribution towards annual leases for the Lucan and Tallaght libraries.
Full details on all schemes operated by my Department are available on the Department's website. Furthermore, the details of the thousands individual funding allocations my Department has provided each year to communities across the country are available in tabular form on my Department’s website at: www.gov.ie/en/collection/500c6-what-was-funded/
While all details are published on the website, the table below outlines details of projects approved under the Community Centre Investment Fund and the Community Recognition Fund, in the broad localities referred to.
|
Scheme |
Town/Village |
Project Description |
Grant Approved |
|
CCIF 2022 |
Rathcoole Community Council Company Limited By Guarantee |
To fund an electrical upgrade of the Rathcoole Community Centre building including new central switchboards. |
€50,000 |
|
CRF 2023 |
Saggart/Citywest |
Saggart Schoolhouse Community Centre enhancement to include boundary upgrade, drainage, landscaping, play/activity areas, outdoor seating/lighting and event space |
€380,000 |
|
CRF 2023 |
Tallaght & Countywide |
Tallaght County Library Installation of gamerspace equipment and a range of sensory supports |
€200,000 |
|
CRF 2023 |
Tallaght, Clondalkin & Saggart/Citywest based in Tallaght |
Community Bus managed by South Dublin County Council in conjunction with South Dublin Volunteer Centre |
€65,000 |
|
CRF 2023 |
Tallaght |
Provision of new half-court MUGA (Multi-Use Games Area) in Sean Walsh Park, Tallaght All members of the community can avail of this facility as part of park amenities |
€70,000 |
|
CRF 2024 |
Kilnamanagh AFC Clubhouse & External Training Area (Community Hub) |
The project is for the club to build a clubhouse for all its members and the wider community in Tallaght & the surrounding areas and to extend the use of the clubhouse to adults/children currently residing in the refugee centres in Cookstown, Citywest & St Johns House in Tallaght Village. |
€100,000 |
|
CRF 2024 |
Clondalkin LEA |
Fit out of the community centre through fit out of the youth cafe space, furniture and hardware |
€195,000 |
