asked the Minister for Finance the amount of the 1983 quota from the European Regional Development Fund which is being used for the development of natural resources and local manpower skills in the less developed regions and for measures to promote smaller and medium-sized businesses and co-operatives; and if he will specify the particular projects and their locations.
Written Answers. - European Regional Development Fund.
448.
Ireland's 1983 quota under the European Regional Development Fund was committed in respect of the following areas of investment:
|
IR£ |
|
|
Road Improvements |
21.196 |
|
Water Supply and Sewerage Schemes |
17.271 |
|
Telecommunications development |
12.005 |
|
Fisheries harbour development (Kilronan, Aran Islands) |
.114 |
|
Fisheries harbour development (Killala, Co. Mayo) |
.064 |
|
Improvements at Shannon Airport |
.220 |
|
Electrification of Howth/Bray Railway Line |
5.805 |
|
IDA grants for industrial projects |
17.659 |
|
74.334 |
It is not clear what precisely the phrase "the development of natural resources and local manpower skills in the less developed regions" refers to in the context of the activities eligible for ERDF aid. For example much of the development of natural resources in the less developed regions would relate to agriculture and would therefore be more appropriate for aid from the EAGGF, while in the case of the development of manpower skills, aid from the European Social Fund rather than from the ERDF would be involved.
The following is a list of small and medium-sized industries in the less developed regions for which IDA grants were the subject of ERDF support in 1983.
Melcherit Electronics, Listowel
A.T. Cross, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
System Cable, Kanturk, Co. Cork
Consolidated Micrograph, Parkmore Industrial Estate, Galway
Northern Telecom, Mervue Industrial Estate, Galway.