asked the Minister for Finance the number and names of the projects financed by the special, non-quota Border Areas Programme Fund, the amounts spent on each project, the individual Government Departments and State agencies involved in each case and the total moneys expended on a county basis from 1981 to date.
Ceisteanna—Questions Oral Answers - Border Areas Programme Funding.
10.
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement I propose to circulate it in the Official Report.
Projects financed under the Special Border Areas Programme 1981 to date
|
County Cavan Project |
Expenditure Expenditure |
Authority Authority |
|
IR£ |
||
|
Road Improvements Access road to Killykeen Forest Park |
194,415 |
Cavan County Council |
|
Accommodation Grants Kilmore Hotel |
107,351 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
40 Supplementary Accommodation Grants |
52,254 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Tourist Amenities |
||
|
Analee River—access |
10,955 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
River Erne—navigation markers and dredging |
205,767 |
Bord Fáilte and Cavan County Council |
|
Tourism Centre Cavan |
164,974 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Brackley Lake—Access, toilet facilities, shelters |
37,030 |
Cavan County Council |
|
Turbet Island—Access, toilet facilities, picnic areas |
35,788 |
Cavan County Council |
|
Carrick Bridge—parking, picnic area, fishing stands |
12,983 |
Cavan County Council |
|
Lisanagh—picnic areas and caravan park |
6,316 |
Cavan County Council |
|
Dernaferst—picnic areas, play areas, caravan park |
11,125 |
Cavan County Council |
|
Town Lake, Bailieborough—improvements |
6,987 |
Cavan County Council |
|
Virginia—Construction of piped waterway |
2,000 |
Cavan County Council |
|
Crosskeys—seating, shrubs, car park |
27,105 |
Cavan County Council |
|
Lough Sillan—parking |
13,734 |
Cavan County Council |
|
Ballyhaise Development Area |
20,779 |
Cavan County Council |
|
Cloone—Amenity area |
20,555 |
Cavan County Council |
|
Annaghiernan Lake—car park |
17,511 |
Cavan County Council |
|
Lough Oughter—amenity development |
11,378 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Long Lake, Cootehill—amenity development |
1,500 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Gulladoo Lake—coarse angling facilities |
3,000 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Dromore River—coarse angling facilities |
7,000 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Belturbet—coarse angling facilities |
6,500 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Lough Macnean—coars angling facilities |
2,000 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Belturbet—marina improvements |
2,572 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Cavan Town—tennis courts |
10,000 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Drumlane Abbey—improvements |
10,000 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Killykeen Forest Park—tourist amenities |
9,500 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Chalet Project—Killykeen Forest Park |
424,033 |
Department of Fisheries & Forestry |
|
River Erne—angling development |
9,950 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Belturbet Golf Club—course improvements |
13,000 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Lisney Lake—access |
4,500 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Barnagrove Lake—access and parking |
5,000 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
River Erne Belturbet—access and car park |
4,000 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Lough Sheeling—improve mooring facilities |
3,300 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Cavan Way—long distance walking routes |
2,633 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Cavan Equestrian Centre |
4,250 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Cavan Golf Course—improvements |
20,000 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Blacklion Golf Course—improvements |
10,000 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Craft Industries |
||
|
2 grants for individual craft projects |
30,085 |
IDA |
|
Total |
1,541,830 |
No. of Projects 80 |
|
County Monaghan Project |
Expenditure |
Authority |
|
IR£ |
||
|
Road Improvements |
||
|
Hollywood Lake—scenic drive |
42,219 |
Monaghan County Council |
|
Emy Lake—scenic drive |
55,261 |
Monaghan County Council |
|
Lough Muckno—scenic drive |
65,512 |
Monaghan County Council |
|
Brangan Mountain—scenic drive |
30,000 |
Monaghan County Council |
|
Creevy Lake—scenic drive |
19,998 |
Monaghan County Council |
|
Accommodation Grants Nuremore Hotel, Carrickmacross |
15,953 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
19 Grants for Supplementary Accommodation |
29,260 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Tourist Amenities |
||
|
White Lake, Ballybay—access |
1,500 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Equestrian Centre |
4,409 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Tourist Trail Monaghan |
1,608 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Lough Major—amenity walk |
21,435 |
Monaghan County Council |
|
Killyconigan—amenity walk |
13,134 |
Monaghan County Council |
|
Tyrone Guthrie Centre |
70,000 |
Arts Council |
|
Purchase of Hope Castle Estate |
205,000 |
Monaghan County Council |
|
Improvements to Public Toilets at Monaghan, Carrickmacross, Castleblaney and Clones |
39,494 |
Monaghan County Council |
|
Peter's Lake—improvements |
9,996 |
Monaghan County Council |
|
Monaghan Courthouse—information facility |
5,000 |
Monaghan County Council |
|
Public Parks, Clones—development |
17,555 |
Monaghan County Council |
|
Creevy Lake—car park and lake side development |
20,000 |
Monaghan County Council |
|
Hollywood Lake, public toilets and general improvements |
25,000 |
Monaghan County Council |
|
Oriel Park, Emyvale—improvement of open |
||
|
space |
7,000 |
Monaghan County Council |
|
Carrickmacross—coarse angling facilities |
4,500 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
White Lake—coarse angling facilities |
11,000 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Shantonagh Lake—coarse angling facilities |
8,000 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Monaghan Tourist Information Office |
142,638 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Discart Lake—car park |
3,000 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Ballyhoe Lake—access |
6,000 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Dromore River—access |
9,000 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Total |
883,472 |
No. of Projects 46 |
|
County Leitrim Project |
Expenditure |
Authority |
|
IR£ |
||
|
Road Improvements |
||
|
Stralongford/Drumbibe |
25,378 |
Cavan County Council |
|
Stralongford/Corraleehan |
16,176 |
Cavan County Council |
|
Corraleehan/Kiltyhugh |
29,894 |
Cavan County Council |
|
Dromod/Treanmore |
30,297 |
Cavan County Council |
|
Manorhamilton/Kiltyclogher |
40,385 |
Cavan County Council |
|
Drumbeg—Fenagh |
34,994 |
Cavan County Council |
|
Cloonturk |
10,283 |
Cavan County Council |
|
Gorvagh—Selton |
4,989 |
Cavan County Council |
|
Mohill—Cloon |
5,029 |
Cavan County Council |
|
Belhavel |
11,998 |
Cavan County Council |
|
Accommodation Grants |
||
|
County Hotel, Carrick-on-Shannon |
408 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Lough Melvin Hotel, Carrigallen |
6,133 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
38 grants for Supplementary Accommodation |
51,773 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
McGuires' Rent-a-Cottage |
68,800 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Breffni Holiday Homes |
101,400 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Craft Industries |
||
|
1 Grant for an individual craft project |
1,350 |
IDA |
|
Tourist Amenities |
||
|
Callough Lake Carrigaleen—Access |
2,500 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Corry Strand—Access and Parking |
39,624 |
Bord Fáilte and Leitrim County Council |
|
Tourism Centre—Carrick-on-Shannon |
23,646 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Derrinaseer—Amenity Area |
25,271 |
Leitrim County Council |
|
Glencar Waterfall—clearance work |
3,453 |
Leitrim County Council |
|
Park's Castle, Lough Gill—Access |
3,896 |
Leitrim County Council |
|
Leitrim Village—Turning Space |
6,000 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Cormongan Pier, Lough Allen—Access and parking |
28,464 |
Bord Fáilte and Leitrim County Council |
|
Match Fishing Grounds—Access and parking |
39,495 |
Leitrim County Council |
|
Lough Scur—Tourist facilities |
2,809 |
Leitrim County Council |
|
Glencar Lake—Access and Slip |
2,844 |
Leitrim County Council |
|
Lisdarush, Rossinver—facilities |
3,830 |
Leitrim County Council |
|
Breffini Pier, Lough Melvin—improvements |
1,808 |
Leitrim County Council |
|
Poll-an-Eas—Tourist facilities |
2,881 |
Leitrim County Council |
|
Gulladoo Lake Carrigallen—improvements |
7,494 |
Leitrim County Council |
|
Beaghmore Lake, Tourist facilities |
1,995 |
Leitrim County Council |
|
St John Lake, Ballinamore—car park and access |
10,982 |
Leitrim County Council |
|
Carrigallen—Coarse Angling facilities |
2,000 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Ballinamore—Coarse Angling facilities |
12,839 |
Bord Fáilte and Leitrim County Council |
|
Drumshanboo—Teach Cheoil |
29,500 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Ballinamore—Golf Projects |
15,000 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Carrick-on-Shannon—Water Sports facilities |
750 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Lough Melvin—Game Angling facilities |
7,500 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Glencar Lake—Game Angling facilities |
3,000 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Aniver Lake—Game Angling facilities |
3,000 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Lough Bran—Access and car park |
1,489 |
Leitrim County Council |
|
Carrick-on-Shannon Swimming Pool—Landscaping and security |
4,411 |
Leitrim County Council |
|
Gorvagh Mill—Restoration |
1,500 |
Leitrim County Council |
|
Lough Bran—Access and car park |
10,500 |
Leitrim County Council |
|
Parks castle—Paving, Walling, Footbridge, |
||
|
paths, etc. |
65,558 |
OPW |
|
Carrigeencor Lake—Access and car park |
2,500 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Cully Shore—development |
14,305 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Lough Melvin—development of Stracomer jetty |
5,500 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Lough Gill—landing steps |
6,000 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Ballinamore—outdoor adventure centre |
8,000 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Leitrim—long distance walking routes |
2,500 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Total |
842,131 |
No. of Projects 89 |
|
County Louth Project |
Expenditure |
Authority |
|
IR£ |
||
|
Road Improvements |
||
|
Bog Road Edentuber |
55,868 |
Louth County Council |
|
White House—Sea Bank |
22,000 |
Louth County Council |
|
Drogheda/Baltry |
57,762 |
Louth County Council |
|
Lurganboy/Cruisetown |
35,735 |
Louth County Council |
|
Crowmartin |
5,004 |
Louth County Council |
|
Annaverna |
1,156 |
Louth County Council |
|
Accommodation Grants |
||
|
Glenside Hotel, Drogheda |
1,914 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Ballymascanlon Hotel, Dundalk |
5,450 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
21 Supplementary Accommodation grants |
24,861 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Caravan Park—Gyles Quay |
73,641 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
McKevitts Guest House |
13,107 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Craft Industries |
||
|
Pilgrim Craft Studio |
688 |
IDA |
|
Donnelly Furniture |
5,850 |
IDA |
|
Tourists Amenities |
||
|
River Fane—Weir |
1,565 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Signposting, County Louth |
26,194 |
Louth County Council |
|
Lurganboy—car park, picnic area |
17,000 |
Louth County Council |
|
Courthouse, Dundalk—renovation |
44,344 |
Louth County Council |
|
Courthouse, Square Dundalk—landscaping |
36,329 |
Louth County Council |
|
Milmount Complex, Drogheda—improvement and adaptation |
84,387 |
Louth County Council |
|
Island Park Ardee—Tourist facilities |
7,858 |
Louth County Council |
|
Gyles Quay, car park |
20,844 |
Louth County Council |
|
Tourist Information Office, Dundalk |
171,557 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Greenore—Golf Project |
25,000 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Templeton Beach—Access |
4,876 |
Louth County Council |
|
Rathcor Beach—Access |
4,130 |
Louth County Council |
|
Ballagan—Coast Protection |
4,241 |
Louth County Council |
|
Faughart—car park |
2,728 |
Louth County Council |
|
Boyne Canal—fishing facility |
1,000 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Rivers Fane/Dee—Access, clearing, car park etc. |
2,400 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Mellifont Abbey—car park landscaping |
10,659 |
OPW |
|
Dún Dealgan Fort—works to monuments |
14,240 |
OPW |
|
Castlebellinghan—restoration of water mill |
10,525 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Boyne Valley—historic route |
3,973 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Total |
796,867 |
No. of Projects 53 |
|
County Donegal Project |
Expenditure |
Authority |
|
IR£ |
||
|
Road Improvements |
||
|
Drung/Moville |
13,866 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Letterkenny/Churchill/Gartan |
32,283 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Ballybofey/Fintown |
31,325 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Killybegs/Kilcar/Malinmore |
26,607 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Ballintra/Rossnowlagh |
28,745 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Drumaweir/Greencastle |
17,019 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Rockstown/Leenane Road |
12,028 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Lossett/Glenveigh Road |
11,021 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Dungloe/Doochary/Fintown |
16,858 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Clonmany/Lebar |
5,184 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Faugher/Marblehill |
2,490 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Ballymagowan/Kindrum |
2,481 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Largymore/Killybegs/Kilcar |
4,992 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Balyshannon/Belleek |
4,859 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Accommodation Grants |
||
|
Arnold's Hotel |
1,433 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Dorrian's Imperial Hotel |
3,552 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Gallagher's Hotel |
27,823 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Hyland's Central Hotel |
2,962 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Highland's Hotel |
795 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Kee's Hotel |
9,556 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Radhare on Eargail |
91,692 |
Bord Fáilte and Roinn na Gaeltachta |
|
Sandhouse Hotel |
9,527 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Bayview Guesthouse |
663 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Jackson's Hotel |
1,901 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Redcastle Hotel |
746 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Drumbeg House |
578 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Seaview Hotel |
37,617 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Carrig Rua Hotel |
28,463 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
An Shorlan Guesthouse |
8,118 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Fitzgerald's Hotel |
4,748 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
McNamara's Hotel |
1,306 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Cresslough Adventure Sports |
120,000 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Atlantic Apartotel |
118,000 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Donegal Thatched Cottages |
120,000 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Mounthcharles Holiday Homes |
112,800 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Scott's Holidays |
112,400 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Rectory Holiday Homes |
34,050 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Rossapenna Cottages |
28,170 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
The Fort Holiday Complex |
91,200 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Ball Hill Youth Hostel |
4,746 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Dunlevely Youth Hostel |
9,700 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Dungloe Youth Hostel |
6,500 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Dartry View Caravan Park |
18,043 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Tullagh Bay Caravan Park |
26,115 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Dungloe Caravan Park |
20,841 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Knockalla Caravan Park |
3,891 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Rockhill Caravan Park |
1,334 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Eel Burn Caravan Park |
25,914 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Dunmore Caravan Park |
7,160 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
93 Supplementary Accommodation Grants |
121,999 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
75 Supplementary Accommodation Grants |
66,675 |
Roinn na Gaeltachta |
|
Craft Industries and Craft Centre |
||
|
Cavancor Studios |
5,024 |
IDA |
|
Donegal Linens |
42,103 |
IDA |
|
Derryware Pottery |
15,544 |
IDA |
|
11 Grants to individual craft projects |
20,733 |
IDA |
|
Cladyknit |
28,588 |
Udarás na Gaeltachta |
|
Corra Fashions |
106,000 |
Údarás na Gaeltachta |
|
McNutts |
32,000 |
Údarás na Gaeltachta |
|
25 grants to individual craft projects |
128,526 |
Údarás na Gaeltachta |
|
Donegal Craft Centre |
306,643 |
IDA |
|
Tourist Amenities |
||
|
Cranford—jetty/slipway |
3,000 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Bamba's Crown—orientation board |
574 |
Donegal County Council |
|
McShaffrey's Bridge—amenity |
7,279 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Malin Town—general amenity |
1,858 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Dunfanaghy—general amenity |
6,798 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Portnoo Pier—amenity walk |
4,513 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Burtonport/Arranmore Harbour—improvement works |
511,998 |
Roinn na Gaeltachta |
|
Clady Fish Counter |
2,500 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Port Lake—car park |
3,000 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Assaroe Lake—access |
10,000 |
Bord Fáilte and Donegal County Council |
|
Bundoran Holidays Ltd. |
59,000 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Downings Pier and Boat Centre |
112,523 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Mulroy Bay Pier—improvements |
5,000 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Gallagher's Mill—restoration |
10,000 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
The Rectory, Letterkenny, Amenity |
16,000 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Shore Front Buncrana, Amenity |
8,000 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Bundoran—amenity scheme |
10,000 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Renovation of old County Council Building— Donegal |
62 |
Donegal County Council |
|
National Monument, Beltany—access |
2,499 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Drumboe Walk |
1,994 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Doonwell—improvements |
7,774 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Ramelton Georgian House—restoration |
4,500 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Ballyshannon Town Trail |
654 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Quay Donegal, Amenity Area |
6,305 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Inver Beach—car park |
4,872 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Croaghan Heights, Lifford—amenity |
3,948 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Glengad—lay-by/car park |
1,914 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Glenveagh National Park |
1,741,840 |
OPW |
|
Churchill Art Gallery |
412,463 |
OPW |
|
Donegal Castle—visitor facilities and access |
40,317 |
OPW |
|
Major signposting, County Donegal |
36,292 |
Donegal County Council and Bord Fáilte |
|
Trusk Lough, Ballybofey—amenity |
8,000 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Downings—slipway/car park |
30,000 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Dunfanaghy—game angling facilities |
1,000 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Fintown—water sports facilities |
6,000 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Gortahork—water sports facilities |
1,357 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Donegal Tourist Information Office |
1,450 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Dungloe Tourist Information Office |
38,472 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Letterkenny Tourist Information Office |
2,449 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Doe Castle—car park and tourist facilities |
15,736 |
Bord Fáilte and OPW |
|
Rosapenna—Golf Project |
16,000 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Salmon Smolt Hatchery |
150,000 |
Dept. Fishery and Forestry |
|
McMenamin's Bridge—footbridge |
11,917 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Dooey—car park and access |
9,996 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Magheroarty pier—car park |
996 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Falcarragh—access |
3,985 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Culduff—Children's play grounds |
6,853 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Grianan an Aileach—car park |
2,388 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Moville Pier—sea wall |
2,035 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Tullan Strand—footpath |
6,250 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Letterkenny—town map |
500 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Letterkenny—seating |
1,000 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Fintown—slipway and jetty |
12,336 |
Donegal County Council and |
|
Roinn na Gaeltachta |
||
|
Lough Nadarragh—car park |
2,000 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Loughfad—angling facility |
2,000 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Ned's Point Buncrana—development work |
6,250 |
Donegal County Council |
|
Pettigo Lakes/Bundrowse—access and car park |
11,200 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Lough Derryduff—jetty/slipway |
5,000 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
River Eany, Inver—improvements |
4,500 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Long distance walking routes |
3,500 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Narin/Portnoo—improvements |
7,500 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Lisfannon—N. W. Golf Course—improvements |
7,250 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Letterkenny Golf Club—improvements |
8,331 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Archaeological Tourist Trail |
11,200 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Arranmore/Burtonport—Toilets |
13,500 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Carrickfinn Airstrip |
293,616 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway Co. |
400,696 |
Bord Fáilte |
|
Total |
6,318,947 |
No. of Projects—327 |
In addition an amount of IR£921, 527 was spent in 1984 by the local authorities as follows in respect of minor tourist road improvements and tourist related amenities, the breakdown of which between individual projects is not yet available:
|
IR£ |
|
|
Cavan |
251,556 |
|
Donegal |
195,768 |
|
Leitrim |
158,034 |
|
Louth |
124,480 |
|
Monaghan |
191,689 |