Capital Investment Programme

Following the delivery of many projects in 2020, the 2021 programme includes:

• New Clare Tourism Strategy • New Cliffs of Moher Strategy • Rural Regeneration and

Development Fund (RRDF) • Outdoor Recreation

Infrastructure Projects • CLÁR and LIS (Local Improvement

Scheme) • Community Enhancement

Programme (CEP) • Town and Village Renewal Projects • Community Support Scheme • Community Capacity Building • LCDC – SICAP and Local

Economic and Community Plan (LECP) • Playground and Burial Grounds

Improvements • Clare Digital Strategy • New Digital Hubs and Multi-

Service Centres • Healthy Clare Plan • Implementation of Clare Age

Friendly Strategy • Tidy Towns Projects • Migrant Integration Strategy

Capital Investment Programme

In accordance with Section 135 of the Local Government Act 2001, the report for the three year period 2021 – 2023 is attached in Appendix 3 setting out the Capital Investment Programme strategy for the coming years. The proposed projects outlined in this report will see planned investment in excess of €393m across the Social, Physical, Economic and Rural directorates.

This represents significant expenditure in this County in providing new and improved infrastructure primarily in the areas of Social Housing, Roads Infrastructure and Ennis Library, Capital Grant schemes such as the Large Sports Capital Infrastructure Grant, Urban Regeneration Development Fund, Rural Regeneration Development Fund among other schemes continue to present significant opportunities to invest further in a range of areas. Capital programmes are by their nature multi-year plans that are rolling in nature which involve review and possible adjustment.

This report sets out a number of proposed projects that are in the planning pipeline but subject to funding being secured. The table below outlines the capital expenditure in recent years and future projections. Projects proceeding are very much dependent on securing funding. There is further detail in the multi annual capital programme 2021-2023 appendix 3.

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