314 Ms B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the areas in County Kerry which are included in the CLÁR scheme; the proposals he has to extend the scheme to other areas of County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5593/07]

The CLÁR Programme is a targeted investment programme for rural areas that have suffered more than a 35% drop in population between 1926 and 2002. The Programme now covers parts of 22 counties and all of Co. Leitrim and benefits a population of nearly 727,000. Since I introduced the Programme in 2002, it has been reviewed and extended twice, most recently in April 2006.

For the Deputy's information, the table sets out the list of Electoral Divisions in Co Kerry that are now covered by the Programme. I have no plans at present for any further review of CLÁR.