578. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the details of the €30 million budget allocation to the rural regeneration and investment in rural communities' package for each of the years 2015 to 2021 in tabular form, as announced in September 2015. [45092/15]

As the Deputy will be aware, I recently announced a €30m investment to support Town and Village regeneration. The new scheme will support the revitalisation of rural towns and villages with the aim of improving the living and working environment in rural communities and enhancing their potential to support increased economic activity into the future.

The new scheme is proposed as part of a concerted effort to support the development of rural towns and villages not only as a component of a broader approach to rural development but also to improve the environment of rural dwellers in a way that will increase their quality of life and simultaneously support potential economic activity in their area.

It is proposed to allocate €5m to the Scheme in each year from 2016 to 2021.