126 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the projects, if any, that are funded or have been approved for funding under the Leader Community Initiative Programme of the second round of the Structural Funds; the name, purpose and location of each project; and the amount of Irish and European funding provided. [2649/96]

I am sending directly to the Deputy details of the names, addresses, operational areas and funds allocated to each of the 34 local action groups and 2 sectoral groups approved for funding under Leader II. The total public funding under the programme is £77 million (£46.2 million EU and £30.8 million national contributions). Further funding of £18.27 million (£12.75 million in EU and £5.52 million national) will be allocated later in the year.