Richard Bruton
Ceist:
869. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she can provide for several areas (details supplied) a list of all the individual projects to which her Department has provided funding since 2020, under schemes including, but not limited to the town and village renewal scheme, CLÁR, the community recognition fund, the community services programme, the LEADER programme, the local road improvement scheme, the outdoor recreation scheme, the rural regeneration and development fund, the community centre investment fund, connected hubs, the walks scheme, the seniors alert scheme, the social inclusion and community activation programme, and any library construction and upgrades, in tabular form. [42917/24]
Amharc ar fhreagra
My Department operates a large number of schemes which fund a large number of projects and groups throughout the country each year. Funding announcements, and the list of approved projects for each announcement, are published on www.gov.ie.
Information on approved allocations is collated on a county basis. Given the extent of schemes referred to, the time period referenced, and the number of projects concerned, it will take some time to compile the material requested. It should also be noted that a number of schemes are operated by other entities on behalf of the Department. Once compiled the available relevant information will be provided directly to the Deputy’s office.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51.
With reference to your recent Parliamentary Question, reference PQ Ref: 42917/24, Dáil Question 869 of 22/10/2024. My Department operates a large number of schemes aimed at supporting both rural development and community development. In order to empower local responses to local needs, the majority of schemes operated by my Department are administered in partnership with the Local Authorities, Pobal, or the Local Development Companies.
The main rural development programmes provided by my Department are:
• Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF),
• LEADER,
• Town and Village Renewal Scheme (TVRS),
• Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS),
• Local Improvement Scheme (LIS),
• CLÁR programme.
There are also a range of other smaller supports including the Walks Scheme, Connected Hubs and Broadband Connection Points.
Key community development schemes include:
• Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP),
• Community Services Programme (CSP),
• Community Centre Investment Fund (CCIF),
• Community Recognition Fund (CRF),
• Libraries Development, and
• Local Enhancement Programme (LEP)/Community Enhancement Programme (CEP).
A number of measures are also in place to strengthen the social fabric and enable communities to thrive. These include funding to support Men and Women’s Sheds, the Empowering Communities Programme, the Community Development Programme, supports for the LGBTI community, and supports for Social Enterprises. Responding to the needs of communities is central to the work of my Department. With that in mind, a number of targeted one-off measures have also been provided. These include the Community and Voluntary Energy Support Scheme, the COVID19 Stability Fund and additional funding for new arrivals.
My Department has provided thousands of individual grants since its establishment in 2017. With regard to funding provided for individual projects, the detail in relation to constituency areas is not available however, county level data, including location information, has been provided for the counties of Dublin Galway, Cork and Wicklow in the attached documents.
Full details of all the Department’s programmes, funding announcements, and the list of approved projects for each announcement, are published on www.gov.ie.
