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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 19 Feb 2002

Vol. 548 No. 5

Written Answers. - Grant Aid.

Trevor Sargent

Question:

358 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage Gaeltacht and the Islands the payments made by her Department from 1997 to date to environmental non-governmental organisations detailing the nature and extent of the projects; the amount and dates of their payments excluding multi-stakeholder bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5613/02]

The information requested by the Deputy is set out as follows:

Organisation

Grant

Amount£ (Stg)

PaymentProcessed

Irish Bat Conference

Grant towards cost of seminar held 31/5-1/6/97

600

Annual Payment 1997

Grant towards cost of seminar

500

4/12/98

Grant towards cost of Conference held in June 1999

500

23/4/99

Grant towards cost of conferenct held in May 2001

500

9/5/01

British Ornithologists union

Grant towards guest speaker's expenses at meeting

(308.09)

2/11/01

Irish Biogeographical Society

Grant towards cost of publication of bulletin

220

16/1/97

Grant towards cost of bulletin

1,500

24/2/98

Grant towards cost of bulletin

220

17/11/98

Grant towards cost of bulletin

220

1/11/99

Grant towards cost of bulletin

500

6/11/00

Grant towards cost of bulletin

500

29/9/01

Bord na Móna

Grey Partridge Project

9,450

12/9/97

Grey Partridge Project

9,450

30/12/97

Grey Partridge Project

18,900

1/12/98

Lease of lands for Grey Partridge Project

450

9/5/00

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Grey Partridge Project

39,340

23/6/99

Grey Partridge Project

19,670

15/6/00

Grey Partridge Project

19,670

8/11/00

Grey Partridge Project

19,670

21/5/01

Grey Partridge Project

19,670

2/11/01

Organisation

Grant

Amount£ (Stg)

PaymentProcessed

Dublin Bat Group

Grant towards expenses

300

22/4/97

Grant towards expenses

300

22/6/98

Grant towards expenses

300

10/6/99

Grant towards expenses

300

8/5/00

Grant towards expenses

400

6/6/01

IWC/Birdwatch Ireland

Seabirds 2000 survey project

18,000

2/5/00

Seabirds 2000 survey project

20,000

4/5/01

Irish Wetland Bird Survey

7,000

22/2/97

Irish Wetland Bird Survey

7,000

24/2/98

Irish Wetland Bird Survey

7,000

23/2/99

Irish Wetland Bird Survey

16,000

2/5/00

Irish Wetland Bird Survey

5,400

17/8/00

Irish Wetland Bird Survey

25,000

19/4/01

Roseate Terns Project

9,245

3/5/01

Count Unit Definition Inventory project

10,700

4/5/01

Count Unit Definition Inventory project

10,800

10/12/01

Countryside Bird Survey

9,000

12/6/98

Countryside Bird Survey

10,000

2/2/99

Countryside Bird Survey

16,000

4/5/00

Countryside Bird Survey

25,000

4/5/01

British Trust for Ornithology

Bird ringing registration fee

(17)

19/2/97

Purchase of bird rings

(800.22)

28/4/97

Grant for bird ringing activities

(3,408)

26/6/97

Purchase of bird rings

(884.26)

13/3/98

Grant for bird ringing activities

(3,527)

4/6/98

Sponsorship of Razorbill Account in Migration Atlas

(300)

21/5/98

Purchase of bird rings

(1,111.53)

21/10/98

Grant for bird ringing activities

(3,625)

10/6/99

Purchase of bird rings

(859.58)

3/8/99

Purchase of bird rings

(825.75)

27/4/00

Contribution towards tern research

(50)

7/5/97

Contribution towards tern research

(20)

30/7/97

Grant for bird ringing activities

(3,705)

18/7/00

IWC/Birdwatch Ireland

Roseate Terns Project

6,700

24/6/97

Roseate Terns Project

3,739

16/6/98

Roseate Terns Project

8,388

16/5/00

Corncrake Grants Scheme

63,906

Total 1997

Census of corncrakes

2,500

20/5/98

Corncrake Grants Scheme

57,358

Total 1998

Corncrake habitat mapping project

1,707

14/10/99

Corncrake Grants Scheme

46,737

Total 1999

Corncrake Grants Scheme

48,575

Total 2000

Corncrake Grants Scheme

50,000

Total 2001

Corncrade research project – habitat management

15,000

8/11/01

NARGC

Grant towards educational courses

10,000

1998

Shannon Dolphin & Wildlife Foundation

Grant towards booklet

500

4/10/01

Develop Shannon Dolphin photo catalogue I.D.

1,500

20/12/01

Irish Landmark Trust

Old Lighthouse, Wicklow Head

250,000*

1997

250,000*

1998

160,000*

1999

Clonmantagh Castle Co. Kilkenny

Annesgrove Lodge Castletownroche, Co. Cork

25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin

Termon House, Monghery, Co. Donegal

Timpeallacht na nOileán Teo.,

Grants were approved by the Department of Arts,

62,831.51

15/05/00

Inishmore, Co. Galway

Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands to enable

46,422.48

07/06/00

Timpeallacht na nOileán Teo. establish a waste

47,866.13

06/07/00

recycling scheme on the three Aran Islands. This

46,427.76

21/09/00

project was co-funded by the Department of the

18,097.84

15/12/00

Environment and Local Government, Galway County Council and Údarás na Gaeltachta.

Sherkin Island Marine Station

ExhibitionsExhibitionsPublications and ExhibitionsPublications

1,5001,5003,6503,000

1998199920002001

* Total Payment over all projects.
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