Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 October 2025
371. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the allocation to the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and for 2026; the measures that this allocation supported, by year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55719/25]
View answerThe Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS) provides funding for the development and enhancement of outdoor recreational infrastructure such as walking trails, cycleways, water-based recreation sites and mountain trails. Expenditure on projects approved for funding under the Scheme is managed on a multiannual basis.
The table below outlines the allocations which form the basis of the Revised Estimates Volume (REV) for ORIS in each of the years from 2020 to 2025. Funding allocations for 2026 will be confirmed in the REV 2026 which will be published in December in 2025 and then considered by the relevant Oireachtas Committees in early 2026.
|
Year |
Rev Allocation |
|
2020 |
€10m |
|
2021 |
€12m |
|
2022 |
€15m |
|
2023 |
€16m |
|
2024 |
€16m |
|
2025 |
€16m |
|
2026 |
€17m |
