Adopted Budget 2020
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€245k: The development and operation of the Digital Hub facilities in the county has pro gressed f urther in 2 019 with the o pening o f a Digital H ub and Incubation facility for Economic Development, imminent in Ennistymon. This brings to four the number of council provided facilities. In addition the council ac quired and adapte d a f acility on B indon S treet i n E nnis to accommodate Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) in developing its third level e ducation f acility i n E nnis and we are i n the p rocess o f ad vancing another facility on the Quin Road as a headquarters for Clare Civil Defence and to f urther e xpand o n thi rd level o fferings in the to wn. T he addi tional funding will provide for much needed investment in these areas.
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€80k: The balance of funding will support the Municipal District administration and the delivery on a number of Tourism products in the county.
Community Grant Scheme The am algamation o f v arious grant s chemes i n 2019 into a Community G rant Scheme has proven successful with an annual allocation in excess of €500k. This scheme i s av ailable to s upport community and v oluntary gr oups wi shing to undertake s pecific projects under the various scheme c ategories. Based on increase interest f rom a num ber o f gro ups and f eedback f rom m embers, an increased budget p rovision has be en m ade o f € 75k. This wi ll i nclude the introduction of a Christmas light grant s cheme for Towns and Villages and also enhance the sustainable tourism category of the scheme. This inclusion of funding to Music Generation Clare, Clare Sports Partnership, Red Cross Clare among others will be coordinated under this scheme. General Municipal Allocation 2020 The budget 2020 includes a General Municipal Allocation of €1.273m in total as referenced above, which will provide a funding mechanism for members to support local community initiatives. The total allocation per Municipal District was considered at the following meetings:
Municipal District Ennis West Clare Killaloe Shannon
Clare County Council
Number of Members 7 9 5 7
Draft Budget 2020 Meeting Date 4th November 2019 4th November 2019 6th November 2019 7th November 2019
Draft Budget 2020 € 318,250 € 409,179 € 227,321 € 318,250
Adopted Budget 2019 € 199,400 € 201,700 € 182,800 € 189,100
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