€246,940 funding approved for Cormeen Sports Complex
22nd March 2013 - Fine Gael Press Office
Fine Gael bye-election candidate for Meath East, Helen McEntee, welcomes the announcement by Phil Hogan, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government today that he has given sanction for Meath Partnership to approve funding of €246,940 to Cormeen Community Centre Club for the upgrading and development works at Cormeen Sports Complex, Cormeen, Kells, County Meath under the Basic Services for the economy and rural population measure of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013.
Announcing the funding Minister Hogan said: “This project will be of immense benefit to County Meath with its total project costs of €329,254. I know it will improve the quality of life and will strengthen the social and economic fabric for all the areas inhabitants.”
The LEADER elements of the Programme offer many challenges and opportunities in terms of addressing the needs of improving the quality of life in rural areas and providing greater opportunities for farm diversification. It is focused on the development of micro-enterprises, rural services, rural recreation and rural tourism. It is hoped that, by focusing on these services, the Programme will lead to sustainable development, which in turn will ensure prosperity for the rural areas.
The Minister added “the project will now go back to the Board of Meath Partnership for the final approval on the project. This is in line with the EU’s “bottom-up” approach to rural development.”
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