AQW 23286/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
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.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 28 September 2021
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 28 September 2021
- Answer due by
- 13 October 2021
- Answered
- 13 October 202115 days after tabling
- Priority question
- No
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 |