201 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation the funds, if any, made available to community groups which wish to develop a community directory of services in their area; and if he will give details of these schemes. [22981/99]

Area Development Management Limited, who operate under the aegis of my Department, produced a national Directory Profile of Community based LD Groups earlier this year. The directory received funding of £4,000 from the EU Operational Programme for Local, Urban, Rural Development (LURD) 1994-1999.

Individual area-based partnerships and community groups, who are also funded under the programme, may commit a portion of their allocated budget to such initiatives without prior reference to this Department.