Proinsias De Rossa
Question:8 Proinsias De Rossa asked the Taoiseach the organisations which have received grants under section 2 of the Irish Sailors and Soldiers Land Trust Act, 1988; and the amount received in each case.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Sailors and Soldiers Land Trust.
The information is contained in a statement which I propose to circulate in the Official Report.
Grants under Section 2 of Irish Sailors and Soldiers Land Trust Act, 1988
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Organisation |
Grant Approved |
Project |
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£ |
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1. Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
1.1 m. |
Purchase of relief lifeboat and improvement works at lifeboat stations around coast |
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2. Canal Construction Ltd. (ESB subsidiary) |
1 m. |
Restoration of Ballinamore/ Ballyconnell Canal |
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3. Field Day Theatre Co., Derry |
10,000 |
Publication of Anthology of Irish literature |
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4. Shaw Birthplace Museum Trust |
10,000 |
Acquisition of Shaw Birthplace — 33 Synge Street, Dublin |
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5. National Museum/British Museum |
150,000 |
“Work of Angels” Joint Exhibition of Early Christian Metalwork (London, Dublin, Edinburgh) |
Can the Taoiseach indicate how much money has been dispensed and for what purposes?
So far we have dispensed about £2.25 million on projects which are seen to have a valuable all-Ireland or cross-Border dimension. The bulk of the money so far has gone to the Lifeboat Institution and on the Ballinamore-Ballyconnell Canal.