Community Development and Sport and Recreation

•       Support Communities throughout the County

•       Local Community Development Committee (LCDC)

·         LECP – for consideration at Jan 2024 Meeting

·         LEADER – New Programme – LDS 2023-2027 approved – €5.1m

·         Social Inclusion Community Activation Programme (SICAP) – Tender being awarded – €705k per year + €106k for Ukraine Support in 2024

·         Healthy Ireland Programme 2023-2025 – €155k

•       Support Age Friendly Strategy/ Alliance

•       Support Public Participation Network (PPN) – €100k

•       Grants

·         Community Recognition Fund €690k – Projects progressing

·         Community Support Fund – awaiting Gov. announcement

•       Sport and Recreation Officers – €60k

Tourism

•       Budget increase €90k

•       Working closely with Fáilte Ireland and other partners

•       Support to County Fleadh €30k

•       Appointment of Tourism Activator shortly (FI Just Transition)

•       Marketing of Roscommon Tourism

•       Festivals and Events €40k

•       Fáilte Ireland Just Transitions  - Potential Projects

•       Lough Key Forest and Activity Park

•       Hodson Bay

•       Termonbarry

(Linkin the Dublin Galway EuroVelo Route at Athlone through Roscommon to Ballyleague, Termonbarry, Rooskey, Strokestown via the Lough Ree and Mid Shannon Greenway projects)

Heritage

•       Budget increase €10k

•       County Heritage Plan in 2024

•       Progress Rathcroghan as part of the Royal Sites of Ireland UNESCO World Heritage Bid

•       Secure Funding under the Built Heritage Grant streams

Enterprise and Economic Development

•       Town Centre First (TCF) Officer appointed

•       TCF plan for Strokestown and awaiting call for next TCF Town

•       Match Funding for Projects €205k increase of €35k

•       Town Team funding increased by €2.5k each – total €75k for all six town teams

•       RRDF/URDF Match Funding Loan charges €525k

•       Castlerea Food Hub subvention €70k

Capital Budget

Current Projects – €48.6m

•       URDF – €20.1m

•       Roscommon Market Square

•       Spokes in the Wheel

•       Vacancy and Regeneration Acquisition

•       RRDF – €22.5m

•       Royal Hotel Boyle (completed)

•       Boyle and King House

•       Boyle Library

•       Monksland Innovation Hub

•       Putting the Heart into Monksland

•       Ballaghaderreen Public Realm

•       RevitalisingStrokestown

•       Castlerea Hub

Economic Development:

Current Projects – €48.6m - (cont.)

•       Town and Village – €2.4m

•       Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS) – €3.1m

•       CLAR Projects – €0.5m

•       Proposed Rural Support Schemes Projects:

•       Town and Village – 5 apps – €1.5m

•       ORIS – 9 apps – €1m

•       RRDF Call 5 – Feb 2024 – Potential projects (90% grant for Counties in NW Region)

•       Strokestown Public Realm – circa €6m

•       An Bealach, Ballaghaderreen – circa €22m

(Project owner An Bealach CLG is responsible for delivery of the project. RRDF requires applicant for funding to be a Public Body – RCC to make application and manage grant. RCC to provide portion of match funding – up to €1m. RCC is a member of An Bealach CLG board)

•       Just Transition    

•       LECP Measure – 5 Concept Papers and 1 Application

•       Fáilte Ireland Economic Diversification: 3 potential projects - Lough Key Forest and Activity park, Hodson Bay Master Plan and Termonbarry Tourism project

•       Smart Regions (EI)

•       Local Infrastructure – 1 potential project