Our Rural Future: Minister Calleary launches 2025 Town and Village Renewal Scheme
Dé Céadaoin, 19 Márta
Todhchaí Cheantair Thuaithe na hÉireann: Seolann an tAire Calleary Scéim Athnuachana Bailte agus Sráidbhailte 2025
· Ciste chun athbheochan agus acmhainneacht eacnamaíoch agus sóisialta lár bailte a spreagadh
· Béim ar dhul i ngleic le foirgnimh fholmha agus thréigthe chun tuilleadh daoine a mhealladh isteach i lár bailte
· Maoiniú do na costais réamhfhorbartha a bhaineann le tionscadail chun cabhrú le pobail iarratais ar ghairmeacha maoinithe amach anseo a fhorbairt
· Maoiniú suas le €500,000 in aghaidh an údaráis áitiúil ar fáil chun foirgnimh nó tailte folmha nó tréigthe a fháil chun críocha athbheochana bailte
Sheol an tAire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, Dara Calleary TD, Scéim Athnuachana Bailte agus Sráidbhailte 2025 inniu (Dé Céadaoin, 19 Márta) atá leagtha amach chun tacú le hathbheochan cheantair thuaithe na hÉireann agus chun acmhainneacht níos fearr a thógáil i lár ár mbailte trí thionscadail athnuachana. Ceadóidh gairmeacha ar thograí na bliana seo iarratas amháin breise ar thionscadal mórscála amháin do na húdaráis áitiúla sin atá lonnaithe amach ón gcósta agus/nó i gceantair Ghaeltachta.
Tacóidh an Ciste le tionscadail ar fud na hÉireann le fócas ar athbheochan eacnamaíoch agus sóisialta lár bailte a spreagadh trí fhostaíocht inbhuanaithe a chruthú.
Agus Scéim na bliana 2025 á seoladh aige, dúirt an tAire Calleary:
“Tá an-áthas orm inniu Scéim Athnuachana Bailte agus Sráidbhailte 2025 a sheoladh, a chuirfidh airgead ar fáil chun tionscadail a fhorbairt i ngach cearn den tír.
“Tá tionchar an-dearfach i gcónaí ag an Scéim Athnuachana Bailte agus Sráidbhailte i mbailte agus sráidbhailte tuaithe na hÉireann agus neartóidh an infheistíocht seo an obair sin a thuilleadh.
“Tá forbairt tuaithe fós ina príomhthosaíocht ag an Rialtas agus leanfaimid orainn ag tacú le hathbheochan agus le hacmhainneacht cheantair thuaithe na hÉireann, ag athrú ár mbailte agus sráidbhailte – ag cruthú áiteanna níos fearr chun cónaí iontu, oibriú iontu agus chun páirt a ghlacadh ina bpobal áitiúil.”
Tá trí shruth maoinithe ar fáil faoin Scéim Athnuachana Bailte agus Sráidbhailte; an Phríomhscéim, an Beart Forbartha Tionscadail agus an Beart Fála Foirgnimh nó Talún. Beidh tionscadail ag teacht le cuspóirí bheartais an Rialtais Todhchaí Cheantair Thuaithe na hÉireann, Lár Bailte ar dTús agus Ár nOileáin Bheo le béim ar:
· athbheochan lár bailte a chur chun cinn;
· tacú le forbairt phláis lár bailte nó lár sráidbhailte;
· spásanna glasa nó áiseanna fóillíochta a fhorbairt i lár bailte nó sráidbhailte;
· sráid-dreacha a fheabhsú;
· tacú le margaí lár bailte nó lár sráidbhailte;
· ionaid phobail a fheabhsú nó a athchóiriú;
· foirgnimh fholmha agus thréigthe a úsáid arís mar spásanna pobail ilfheidhme;
· tacú le pobail bhríomhara inbhuanaithe Ghaeltachta agus le pobail na n-oileán ar oileáin amach ó chósta na hÉireann.
Lean an tAire ar aghaidh:
“D’éirigh go han-mhaith leis an mBeart Forbartha Tionscadail i dtaobh deis a chur ar fáil chun tionscadail shuntasacha dea-fhorbartha a fhás, mar sin maoineofar é faoi TVRS arís i mbliana.
“Mar fhreagra ar an éileamh leanúnach chun ár mbailte agus sráidbhailte a athbheochan, cuirfidh an Beart Fála Foirgnimh nó Talún suas le €500,000 ar fáil in aghaidh an údaráis áitiúil chun suas le trí fhoirgneamh nó tailte atá folamh nó tréigthe a cheannach chun críocha athbheochana.
“Táim ag moladh go láidir d’údaráis áitiúla oibriú go dlúth le pobail chun tionscadail atá uaillmhianach a chur chun cinn agus a dhéanfaidh difríocht dhearfach.”
Wednesday, 19 March 2025
Our Rural Future: Minister Calleary launches 2025 Town and Village Renewal Scheme
· Fund available to stimulate town centre economic and social regeneration and resilience
· A focus on tackling vacancy and dereliction to bring additional footfall into town centres
· Funding for the pre-development costs associated with projects to help communities develop applications for future funding calls
· Funding of up to €500,000 per local authority for the acquisition of vacant or derelict buildings or lands for town regeneration purposes
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Dara Calleary TD, has today (Wednesday, 19 March) launched the 2025 Town and Village Renewal Scheme which is designed to support the revitalisation of rural Ireland and to build greater resilience in to our town centres through regeneration projects.
This year’s Call For Proposals will allow one additional application for one larger scale project (up to €300,000 category) for those local authorities with an inhabited offshore island and/or Gaeltacht areas.
The Fund will support projects throughout Ireland with a focus on stimulating town centre economic and social regeneration through sustainable employment creation.
Launching the 2025 Scheme, Minister Calleary said:
“I’m delighted today to launch the 2025 Town and Village Renewal Scheme which will provide funds to develop projects in every corner of the country.
“The Town and Village Renewal Scheme continues to have a hugely positive impact in Ireland’s rural towns and villages and this investment will further strengthen this work.
“Rural development continues to be a key priority for the Government and we will continue to support the revitalisation and resilience of rural Ireland, transforming our towns and villages – creating better places to live, work and participate in their local community.”
Three funding streams are available under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme; the Main Scheme, the Project Development Measure and the Building or Land Acquisition Measure.
Projects will align with the objectives of the Government policies Our Rural Future, Town Centre First and Our Living Islands with a focus on:
· driving town centre regeneration;
· supporting town or village centre plaza development;
· development of green spaces or recreational amenities in town or village centres;
· the enhancement of our streetscapes;
· supporting town or village centre markets;
· upgrading or refurbishing community centres;
· bring vacant and derelict buildings back into use as multi-purpose community spaces;
· supporting vibrant and sustainable Gaeltacht communities and island communities on Ireland’s inhabited offshore islands.
The Minister continued:
“The Project Development Measure has been hugely successful in providing an opportunity to develop a pipeline of significant, well developed projects therefore will be funded under the TVRS again this year.
“In response to the continuing demand to revitalise our towns and villages, the Building or Land Acquisition Measure will provide up to €500,000 per local authority to purchase up to three vacant or derelict buildings or lands for regeneration purposes.
“I am strongly encouraging local authorities to work closely with communities to put forward projects that are ambitious and will make a positive difference.”