asked the Minister for Finance the total income from the European Regional Development Fund (special non-quota fund for county border areas) during the period 1981 to 1986.
Written Answers. - European Regional Development Fund.
114.
In the period 1981 to 1986 to date Ireland received payments totalling 14.3 million ECU (IR£10.1 million) from the non-quota section of the European Regional Development Fund. A further 1.7 million ECU (IR£1.3 million) is due for payment before the end of the year. These payments represent the contribution from the European Regional Development Fund towards the cost of the special Border areas programme.
115.
asked the Minister for Finance if he will give details of all projects in County Donegal that benefited from the European Regional Development Fund (special non-quota fund for Border county areas) during the period 1981 to 1986.
The following is a list of all projects in County Donegal assisted under the special Border areas programme over the years 1981 to 1986 and details of expenditure incurred on those projects of which 50 per cent was received from the non-quota section of the European Regional Development Fund;
|
Expenditure(IR£)1981-86 |
|
|
Provision of Tourist Amenities |
|
|
Cranford — Jetty/slipway |
3,474 |
|
Bamba's Crown — orientation board |
576 |
|
McShaffrey's Bridge — amenity |
7,279 |
|
Malin Town — general amenity |
1,859 |
|
Dunfanaghy — general amenity |
10,783 |
|
Portnoo Pier — amenity walk |
4,514 |
|
Burtonport/Arranmore Harbour Improvement Works |
554,864 |
|
Clady Fish Counter |
2,500 |
|
Port Lake — car park |
3,000 |
|
Assaroe Lake — Access |
10,000 |
|
Bundoran Holidays Ltd. |
59,000 |
|
Downings Pier and Boat Centre |
112,523 |
|
Mulroy Bay Pier — improvements |
5,000 |
|
Gallaghers' Mill — restoration |
10,000 |
|
The Rectory, Letterkenny — Amenity |
16,000 |
|
Shore Front Buncrana — Amenity |
8,000 |
|
Bundoran — amenity scheme |
10,000 |
|
Renovation of old County Council Building — Donegal |
62 |
|
National Monument, Beltany — Access |
2,500 |
|
Drumboe Walk |
2,000 |
|
Doonwell — improvements |
7,774 |
|
Ramelton Georgian House — Restoration |
4,500 |
|
Ballyshannon Town Trail |
655 |
|
Quay Donegal, amenity area |
6,306 |
|
Inver Beach — car park |
4,873 |
|
Croaghan Heights, Lifford — amenity |
3,949 |
|
Glengad — lay-by/car park |
1,914 |
|
Major signposting, County Donegal |
140,758 |
|
Trusk Lough, Ballybofey — amenity |
14,000 |
|
Downings — slipway/car park |
31,019 |
|
Glenveagh National Park |
3,282,786 |
|
Glebe Art Gallery |
500,610 |
|
Donegal Castle — visitor facilities and access |
109,035 |
|
Doe Castle — visitor facilities |
41,051 |
|
Dunfanaghy — game angling facilities |
1,000 |
|
Fintown — water sports facilities |
6,000 |
|
Gortahork water sports facilities |
1,357 |
|
Donegal Tourist Information Office |
1,450 |
|
Dungloe Tourist Information Office |
38,742 |
|
Letterkenny Tourist Information Office |
57,449 |
|
Doe Castle — car park |
4,000 |
|
Rosapenna — Golf Project |
16,000 |
|
Salmon Smolt Hatchery |
150,000 |
|
McMenamin's Bridge — footbridge |
19,921 |
|
Dooey — car park and access |
9,996 |
|
Magheroarty Pier — car park |
996 |
|
Flacarragh — access |
3,986 |
|
Culduff — Children's play ground |
6,853 |
|
Grianan an Aileach — car park |
2,388 |
|
Moville Pier — sea wall |
2,036 |
|
Tullan Strand — footpath |
6,250 |
|
Letterkenny — town map and seating |
1,500 |
|
Fintown — slipway and jetty |
12,336 |
|
Lough Nadarragh — car park and access |
5,824 |
|
Loughfad — angling facility |
2,000 |
|
Ned's Point Buncrana — development work |
6,250 |
|
Pettigo Lakes/Bundrowse — access and car park |
11,200 |
|
Lough Derryduff — jetty/slipway |
5,000 |
|
River Eany, Inver — improvements |
4,500 |
|
Long distance walking routes |
3,500 |
|
Narin/Portnoo — improvements |
7,500 |
|
Lisfannon — N. W. Golf Course — improvements |
7,250 |
|
Letterkenny Golf Club — improvements |
18,331 |
|
Archaeological Tourist Trail |
11,200 |
|
Arranmore/Burtonport — Toilets |
13,500 |
|
Tullagh Strand — pedestrian pathway |
2,307 |
|
Letterkenny Museum |
2,223 |
|
Moville — dingy park/slipway |
14,004 |
|
Rosgarrow/Milford — car park/picnic area |
1,025 |
|
Rathmullan — slipway |
2,421 |
|
Ray Bridge — parapet walls |
1,501 |
|
Car parks at Kinnegar, Lough Salt Road, Warden and Tra-na-Lough |
6,203 |
|
Lough Anna — access |
6,035 |
|
Bundoran — West End car park |
3,127 |
|
Tullan Strand — access |
4,205 |
|
Letterkenny — car park and amenity area |
7,000 |
|
Rossnowlagh — tourist amenity |
9,000 |
|
Buncrana — foreshore development |
6,500 |
|
Donegal Craft Centre |
323,125 |
|
Carraig a t'Seascain craft/tourism centre |
50,654 |
|
Cill Chartha craft/tourism centre |
200,490 |
|
Oileain Aran Mhor craft/tourism centre |
50,145 |
|
Drowse Fishery — facilities |
1,000 |
|
Sessiagh Lake — car park |
2,000 |
|
Bundoran Galf Club — developments |
10,000 |
|
Cruit Island Golf Club — developments |
10,000 |
|
Murvagh Golf Club — developments |
10,000 |
|
Ballybofey Golf Club — developments |
10,000 |
|
Dunfanaghy Golf Club — developments |
10,000 |
|
Ballyliffen Teach Cheoil |
2,000 |
|
Fort Dunree |
110,200 |
|
St. Colmcille Heritage Project |
2,335 |
|
Innishowen/Fahan Head — amenity signs |
11,358 |
|
Fahan — landing stage |
2,847 |
|
Lifford Courthouse |
359,490 |
|
Other Tourist related projects |
10,276 |
|
Construction & Conversion of Tourist Accommodation |
|
No. of Projects |
||
|
Hotel/Guest House Improvements |
32 |
330,351 |
|
Supplementary Holiday Accommodation |
170 |
244,165 |
|
Self Catering Accommodation |
8 |
736,620 |
|
Caravan/Camping Sites |
7 |
169,966 |
|
Youth Hostels |
3 |
96,200 |
|
Establishment and Development of Craft Industries |
||
|
Craft Industries |
14 |
240,194 |
|
Individual Craft Projects |
51 |
377,764 |
|
Improvement of Communications giving access to tourist areas |
|
|
Assistance to the Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway Company |
417,680 |
|
Carrickfinn Airstrip |
295,000 |
|
Minor Tourist Road Improvements |
|
|
Letterkenny/Churchill/Gartan |
125,300 |
|
Rockstown/Leenan |
31,562 |
|
Dungloe/Doochary/Fintown |
32,608 |
|
Largymore/Killybegs/Kilcar |
11,997 |
|
Broccan Road |
17,739 |
|
Isle of Doagh |
13,639 |
|
Marble Hill |
12,406 |
|
Ballymagowan |
6,230 |
|
Atlantic Drive/Meenmore |
6,229 |
|
Drumatinney |
3,000 |
|
Lough Muck/Graffy Road |
36,202 |
|
Owenea Bridge |
7,002 |
|
Kildoney Beg/Summy |
2,784 |
|
Carrick/Croskery/Cashlings |
2,004 |
|
Belleek Road |
20,285 |
|
Rossnowlagh Beach Road |
14,531 |
|
Drung/Moville |
13,866 |
|
Ballybofey/Fintown |
31,327 |
|
Killybegs/Kilcar/Malinmore |
26,607 |
|
Ballintra/Rossnowlagh |
28,747 |
|
Drumaweir/Greenveigh |
17,019 |
|
Lossett/Glenveigh |
11,022 |
|
Clonmany/Lebar |
5,185 |
|
Faugher/Marblehill |
2,491 |
|
Ballymagowan/Kindrum |
2,482 |
|
Ballyshannon/Beleek |
4,860 |
|
Ballyliffen |
2,981 |
|
Doon Road, Culdaff |
2,971 |
|
Clonmany — Crosconnell |
2,106 |
|
Ballymangan |
7,704 |
|
Drumindoire |
6,091 |
|
Clonmany/Balour/Leenan |
2,765 |
|
Kerrykeel/Kindrum/Eelburn |
5,974 |
|
Lough Salt, Kilconnell |
5,798 |
|
Cruit |
9,984 |
|
Ballyness, Falcarragh |
8,292 |
|
Mass — Clooney |
7,910 |
|
Killybegs — Fintra |
7,702 |
|
Meenaveen — Cashel |
2,716 |
|
Ballybofey — Dungloe |
58,505 |
|
Total |
10,179,513 |
In addition an amount of IR£1,251,000, which cannot be broken down on a county basis, was expended under the programme as follows:
|
Bord Fáilte |
—tourism promotion |
500,000 |
|
Bord Fáilte |
—technical and consultancy fees relating to accommodation |
51,000 |
|
CTT |
—marketing aids for small and medium sized industries |
700,000 |
|
1,251,000 |