AQW 42390/11-15 Written question to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
To ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to detail the number of applications from each constituency received by the Rural Borewells Scheme in (i) 2013; and (ii) 2014; and the number which were successful.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 17 February 2015
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 17 February 2015
- Answer due by
- 4 March 2015
- Answered
- 4 March 201515 days after tabling
- Priority question
- No
Answer
In 2013, thirty eight applications were submitted into the Rural Borewells Scheme. A further fifty five applications were submitted in 2014. Twenty one applications passed the initial eligibility criteria set for the 2013 Scheme, with nineteen of these achieving a wholesome water supply. Twenty six applications passed the initial eligibility criteria for 2014 and site works have now commenced. A detailed breakdown of applications from each constituency is provided in the table below.
| Constituency | Number of applications received in 2013 | Number of eligible applications received in 2013 | Number of applications received in 2014 | Number of eligible applications received in 2014 |
| East Antrim | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| East Derry | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Fermanagh & South Tyrone | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Lagan Valley | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mid Ulster | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Newry & Armagh | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| North Antrim | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| South Antrim | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| South Down | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| West Tyrone | 10 | 3 | 10 | 4 |
| WALES | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| TOTAL | 38 | 22 | 55 | 26 |