AQW 23286/17-22
Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry
Tabled Date: 28/09/2021
Answered On Date: 13/10/2021
Priority Written: No
Question:
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the amount of funding that has been distributed via the Rural Villages Renewal fund, broken down by constituency; and (ii) the projects in East Londonderry that have received funding from it.
Answer:
Through the Rural Development Programme, Local Action Groups (LAGs) provide financial support to projects that are identified by rural communities including in East Londonderry through a bottom up approach. The amount of funding that has been distributed via the LEADER Rural Development Programme Village Renewal Scheme, broken down by constituency is attached at Annex A; and A list the projects in the East Londonderry constituency that have received funding from the Rural Development Programme Village Renewal Scheme is attached at Annex B. ANNEX A BREAKDOWN OF VILLAGE RENEWAL PROJECTS BY CONSTITUENCY Constituency | Total Grant Awarded | Total Grant Paid | BELFAST WEST | 68,457.00 | 66,745.57 | EAST ANTRIM | 229,510.96 | 139,814.73 | EAST LONDONDERRY | 585,340.98 | 564,354.54 | FERMANAGH AND SOUTH TYRONE | 3,414,358.68 | 2,852,116.66 | FOYLE | 824,579.85 | 502,555.69 | LAGAN VALLEY | 621,373.35 | 587,986.48 | MID ULSTER | 1,577,294.37 | 1,526,286.40 | NEWRY AND ARMAGH | 2,141,395.82 | 1,965,809.01 | NORTH ANTRIM | 2,672,102.99 | 2,560,156.00 | NORTH DOWN | 574,820.04 | 457,256.03 | SOUTH ANTRIM | 503,736.08 | 392,957.17 | SOUTH DOWN | 1,532,682.05 | 1,498,703.71 | STRANGFORD | 2,219,451.12 | 1,579,480.84 | UPPER BANN | 1,120,292.16 | 902,675.79 | WEST TYRONE | 1,377,313.00 | 1,104,440.67 | Total | 19,462,708.45 | 16,701,339.29 |
ANNEX B BREAKDOWN OF VILLAGE RENEWAL PROJECTS FOR EAST LONDONDERRY Project Title | Total Grant Awarded | Total Grant Paid | Create, Review and Refresh Village Plans 2017/18 | 67,500.00 | 67,500.00 | Village Renewal in Magilligan | 59,018.00 | 58,806.56 | Village Renewal in Burnfoot | 54,237.00 | 54,237.00 | Village Renewal in Castlerock | 66,882.42 | 66,882.42 | Village Renewal Project in Dungiven | 33,439.20 | 33,439.20 | Village Renewal project in Greysteel | 17,618.86 | 17,618.86 | Village Renewal projects in Ballykelly, Foreglen, Feeny & Macosquin | 265,870.50 | 265,870.50 | Village Renewal Project in Garvagh | 20,775 | 0 | Total | 585,340.98 | 564,354.54 |
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