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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 20 Mar 1985

Vol. 357 No. 1

Written Answers. - Border Areas Programme Fund.

524.

asked the Minister for Finance the allocation under each heading to each county for 1985 from the non-quota Border areas programme fund.

525.

asked the Minister for Finance the total amount of finance allocated to County Donegal under the special Border areas programme for 1985.

I propose to take Questions Nos. 524 and 525 together. The following allocations have been made in 1985 from the special Border areas programme fund:

Donegal

Leitrim

Cavan

Monaghan

Louth

IR£000

IR£000

IR£000

IR£000

IR£000

Tourism accommodation

20

Amenities and infrastructure related to tourism

2,062

252

1,255

919

318

Minor road improvements

750

400

Grants for craft industries

218

3,050

652

1,255

919

318

In addition allocations of IR£2,159,000 have been made as follows:

IR£

(1) Minor road improvements and tourism amenities (IR£250,000 for each county)

1,250,000

(2) Tourism accommodation and other tourism amenities

900,000

(3) Grants for craft industries

9,000

A precise breakdown between headings is not available at this stage with regard to (1) and (2) above nor on a county by county basis with regard to (2) and (3).

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