asked the Minister for Finance the amounts allocated in recent years on a county by county basis by the EC Special Border Programme phases I and II; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - EC Special Border Programme.
95.
Following are the amounts which have been allocated to tourism and craft projects under the European Regional Development Fund Special Border Areas Programme in each of the counties concerned. The amounts shown are gross public expenditure including the 50 per cent contribution from the ERDF.
|
Donegal |
Cavan |
Monaghan |
Leitrim |
Louth |
Sligo |
|
|
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
|
|
Phase I:1980-1985 |
10.99 |
3.75 |
2.55 |
2.16 |
1.99 |
0.3 |
|
Phase II:1986-1991 |
4.43 |
2.46 |
1.78 |
2.51 |
1.00 |
2.76 |
|
Total |
15.42 |
6.21 |
4.33 |
4.67 |
2.99 |
3.06 |
Grand Total £36.68 million
A total of £1.75 million for the promotion of tourism and small and mediumsized businesses in the area cannot readily be broken down on a county by county basis because of the nature of the activities concerned.
A sum of £33.37 million has been provided for the purpose of bringing natural gas to Dundalk and other viable centres in the Border area.
The allocations were made having regard to the quality of the projects put forward and the availability of matching finance.