Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 20 Feb 1991

Vol. 405 No. 4

Written Answers. - Capital Projects Funding.

Ivan Yates

Question:

131 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he will outline the level of EC funding he has received for capital projects for each year over the last five years; and the projected level of similar support through the Public Capital Programme and otherwise between now and 1993.

Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications (Mr. S. Brennan)

The information requested is as follows:

EC Funding for Capital Projects.

	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993
Project
ERDF Special Border Area Programme 1986-1990(1)	—	—	0.2	—	—	—	—	—
Connaught Regional Airport			0.5	0.5
SFADCo Tourism Projects				1.9	0.5
Operational Programme for Tourism 1989-1993(2)	—	—	—	9.1	9.5	35.1	31.1	27.4
Operational Programme on Peripherality 1989-1993
State Airports	—	—	—	—	1.8	9.3	14.6	10.8
Regional Airports	—	—	—		0.9	2.2	4.0	3.2
Rosslare Harbour	—	—	—	—	0.5	1.7	1.9	1.0
Public Transport(3)	—	—	—	—	—	5.5	5.0	7.5
Telecom Éireann(4)
Star Programme	—	2.6	5.3	8	2.6	Between now and 1993 the amount of EC aid projected to be paid to Telecom Éireann amounts to £16 million approximately.
ERDF	—	—	21.5	3.8	2.9
Broadcom (Race Programme)	—	—	0.5	0.5	0.5
Total	—	2.6	28	23.8	19.2

Notes:

(1)Under the special border area programme, a total of £8 million approximately was made available for tourism amenity projects over the period 1986 to 1990. Apart from the amount of 0.156 million which was paid to Bord Fáilte in 1988 the funds are paid directly by the Department of Finance to the promoting agencies, mainly local authorities.

(2)Funding under the operational programme for tourism is paid by the EC Commission (1) direct to Bord Fáilte and SFADCo and (2) to Bord Fáilte, SFADCo, and Office of Public Works via Department of Finance.

(3)The Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications does not directly receive moneys from the EC Commission under the programme. These are lodged with the Department of Finance and disbursed to the applicable agencies.

(4)No EC funds have been received by the Department for Telecom Éireann projects. The amounts detailed above have been received or are projected to be received by Telecom Éireann and its subsidiary Broadcom Éireann Research Ltd.