Waterford to get €92,000 in funding
Waterford Council is to receive almost €92,000 in funding under the allocation
Waterford City and County Council is to receive almost €92,000 to support its community functions.
The money is part of a national €1 million support scheme under Additional Staff Resource (ASR) funding which is being allocated to all 31 local authorities around the country.
The money will go towards supporting the implementation and monitoring of Local Economic and Community Plans by local authorities.
In announcing the funding, Minister Joe O’Brien TD, Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development, said the increase in funding to local authorities will be specifically aimed at supporting their community functions.
The said it will in particular support the work of the Local Community Development Committees (LCDCs) through Additional Staff Resource (ASR) payments.
The funding arises from a comprehensive review of the work of the LCDCs, which found they have been performing an ever expanding range of functions and there was a clearly evidenced need for continued funding to support them in delivering upon their core work.
ASR funding has been provided annually to the local authorities since 2017, as a contribution towards their community functions, and in particular the staffing of the LCDCs.
Minister O’Brien said his department had a clean vision: “To promote rural and community development and to support vibrant, inclusive and sustainable communities throughout Ireland”.
“I am pleased to be able to provide additional funding of almost €1m to assist the community function of all 31 Local Authorities nationwide supporting this mission and supporting rural and community development throughout the country,” he said.
LCDCs are responsible for co-ordinating, planning and overseeing local and community development funding and are also responsible for the management and oversight of significant programmes such as the social inclusion programme (SICAP) and the LEADER Rural Development Programme, in some areas. In addition to Waterford’s allocation neighbouring local authorities received the following allocations: Wexford (€100,351.58); Kilkenny (€82,535.59); Cork County (€€108,369.28); Cork City (€110,974.92); Tipperary (€97,728.66) and Carlow (€78,293.76)
