Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 July 2023
893. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the next round of Clár funding is expected to be announced; how much funding will be made available in the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33762/23]
View answerThe CLÁR Programme provides funding for small-scale projects in designated rural areas that have experienced significant levels of de-population over a defined period. Since the Programme was relaunched in 2016, it has supported a wide range of measures.
Funding of €7.85m has been allocated for the 2023 CLÁR programme an increase of €0.5m on 2022.
I launched the 2023 Programme in March this year and the measures to be funded are:
• Developing Community Facilities and Amenities (Measure 1)
• Mobility, Cancer Care and Community First Responders Transport (Measure 2)
• ‘Our Islands’ (Measure 3)
Some 330 applications have been received across all the measures with total funding requested of in excess of €14 million.
The assessment process is now underway and I expect to be in a position to make a decision on the Measure 2 projects in the coming weeks and on the Measure 1 and 3 projects in September.
