AQW 8513/22-27


Ms Kellie Armstrong
Alliance Party
Strangford


Tabled Date: 08/03/2024
Answered On Date: 14/03/2024
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities for a breakdown of the funding for the Access and Inclusion Fund for 2023-24.


Answer:
The overall funding made available for the Access and Inclusion Programme for 2023-24 was £720,121. This includes a contribution of £300,000 from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs towards rural projects. The table below breaks down the contribution by council area.
Council Area
Total Approved
Antrim and Newtownabbey
£ 43,500
Ards and North Down
£ 41,497
Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon
£ 96,000
Belfast City
£ 30,926
Causeway Coast and Glens
£ 60,000
Derry City and Strabane
£ 72,948
Fermanagh and Omagh
£ 89,999
Mid Ulster
£ 55,591
Mid and East Antrim
£ 103,500
Newry, Mourne & Down
£ 54,700
NI Museums Council
£ 71,460
 
£ 720,121