Cork received a share of almost €14m, which is the highest in Ireland. Donegal is second at €13m, followed by Galway with just over €12m.
Over €220m of the €250m under the RDP was divided out to individual sub-regions - mostly counties - this week by the Environment, Community and Local Government Minister Alan Kelly, and Minister of State for Rural Affairs Ann Phelan.
An additional €15m will be allocated to two Agri-Food measures with €10 million used to support cooperation projects over the lifetime of the programme, with a particular emphasis on cross-border initiatives.
The final €5m will be held in reserve to potentially support a more extensive Rural Economic Development Zones project should a pilot initiative recommended by CEDRA prove successful.
LEADER funding is used to support sustainable economic development projects for rural communities ranging from tourism, agri-food and other business activities. This money will be targeted at tackling social inclusion and rural isolation as well as increasing the capacity of rural communities to participate in economic development.
The exact nature of the projects chosen will be based on ideas that emerge from the communities themselves. An expression of interests process will begin shortly.
“LEADER is a vital lifeline for many rural communities" said Minister Kelly. "These substantial financial resources allocated to each county for the delivery of LEADER will support the continued sustainable development of rural communities all over Ireland in the coming years."
Minister Phelan added: "we are determined to address issues of rural decline and I am confident that the 2014-2020 programme will be just as successful as the 2007-2013 programme." It saw funding go to 8,698 enterprises that have supported the creation of 4084 jobs since 2009.
Cork received a share of almost €14m, which is the highest in Ireland. Donegal is second at €13m, followed by Galway with just over €12m.
Over €220m of the €250m under the RDP was divided out to individual sub-regions - mostly counties - this week by the Environment, Community and Local Government Minister Alan Kelly, and Minister of State for Rural Affairs Ann Phelan.
An additional €15m will be allocated to two Agri-Food measures with €10 million used to support cooperation projects over the lifetime of the programme, with a particular emphasis on cross-border initiatives.
The final €5m will be held in reserve to potentially support a more extensive Rural Economic Development Zones project should a pilot initiative recommended by CEDRA prove successful.
LEADER funding is used to support sustainable economic development projects for rural communities ranging from tourism, agri-food and other business activities. This money will be targeted at tackling social inclusion and rural isolation as well as increasing the capacity of rural communities to participate in economic development.
The exact nature of the projects chosen will be based on ideas that emerge from the communities themselves. An expression of interests process will begin shortly.
“LEADER is a vital lifeline for many rural communities" said Minister Kelly. "These substantial financial resources allocated to each county for the delivery of LEADER will support the continued sustainable development of rural communities all over Ireland in the coming years."
Minister Phelan added: "we are determined to address issues of rural decline and I am confident that the 2014-2020 programme will be just as successful as the 2007-2013 programme." It saw funding go to 8,698 enterprises that have supported the creation of 4084 jobs since 2009.
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