Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 24 Mar 1992

Vol. 417 No. 5

Written Answers. - Border Counties Special Funding.

James Leonard

Question:

111 Mr. Leonard asked the Minister for Finance if he will give details of the allocation to each of the Border counties, including County Sligo, from the European Regional Development Fund and from the Special Border Areas Programme from 1987 to date and the projects funded.

Minister for Finance (Mr. B. Ahern)

Details of the commitments approved from the European Regional Development Fund, together with the projects funded, in each of the Border counties, including County Sligo, for 1987 and 1988 are shown in the tabular statement which is being circulated in the Official Report. This statement does not take account of non-quota measures such as the special Border areas programme and the textiles programme nor of the STAR and Valo-ren Programmes, certain telecommunications projects and the National Programme of Community Interest — Roads Development in Ireland 1986-1990, since these programmes are multi-regional and the commitments cannot be broken down on a county basis.

The special Border areas programme 1986-1990 provides European Regional Development Fund aid of £24.754 million for energy and tourism measures. The amount of aid allocated to each county under the programme in respect of tourist amenities and infrastructure and access roads is shown in the following table.

County	Aid allocated
	£m
Cavan	1.380
Donegal	2.364
Leitrim	1.406
Louth	0.651
Monaghan	1.042
Sligo	1.382

The tourism promotion measures frequently embrace more than one county and consequently it is not possible to provide a breakdown of aid by county. The energy measures included in the programme are work in County Louth on the provision of the natural gas pipeline from Dublin to Dundalk and work on a westward extension of this pipeline.

The tourism amenities, infrastructure and promotion projects aided under the programme are listed in the attached statement.

Regional Fund commitments from 1 January 1989 are made on a programme basis and a county breakdown is not available. A breakdown of total structural spending on a sub-regional basis including the EC aid provided is prepared on a regular basis by my Department and copies of this breakdown are available in the Dáil Library.

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Commitments for Border Counties (including County Sligo) in 1987 and 1988

County	Location	Project	Commitment
			£
Louth	Dundalk	ECCO Ltd.	2,175,000
	Louth	Forestry Roads	32,028
	Dundalk	Telecommunications	44,050
	Dundalk	Telecommunications	166,000
	Dundalk	Telecommunications	59,000
	Dundalk	Telecommunications	84,000
	Drogheda	Telecommunications	130,500
	Carrickarnon	Telecommunications	285,315
	Drogheda	Telecommunications	472,000
Total			3,447,893
Cavan	Cavan	Forestry Roads	32,029
	Cavan	Telecommunications	151,500
	Cavan	Telecommunications	51,000
	Cavan	Telecommunications	59,000
	Kingscourt	Sewerage	169,710
	Cavan	Rondomed Med	248,000
Total			711,239
Monaghan	Monaghan	Forestry Roads	32,028
	Castleblayney	Telecommunications	131,000
	Castleblayney	Telecommunications	52,000
	Monaghan	ECI	148,750
	Monaghan	Lough Egish	83,000
Total			446,778
Leitrim	Mohill	Sewerage	129,000
	Leitrim	Forestry Roads	434,830
	Carrick-on-Shannon	Telecommunications	118,000
Total			681,830
Sligo	Sligo	Trachech Inc.	317,500
	Sligo	Arweld Ltd.	105,640
	Tubbercurry	Basta Ltd.	124,650
	Sligo	Forestry Roads	434,830
	Sligo	Telecommunications	174,000
	Sligo	Bruss GMBH	835,000
	Sligo	Enniscrone	139,500
	Sligo	Oatfield	71,500
Total			2,202,620
Donegal	Buncrana	Sewerage	348,500
	Greencastle	Fishery Harbour	1,045,000
	Killybegs	Fishery harbour	1,210,000
	Bunbeg	Fishery Harbour	120,000
	Donegal	Forestry Roads	425,480
	Donegal	Gaeltacht and Regional Development	76,500
	Donegal	Irish Parian China	157,940
	Donegal	Letterkenny Water Supply	642,500
	Donegal	Stranorlar Water Scheme	729,921
	Donegal	Buncrana Electricity Supply	81,500
	Donegal	Donegal Telephone Exchange	65,500
	Donegal	Letterkenny Dungloe Telephone Exchange	300,000
	Donegal	Letterkenny Telephone Exchange	107,500
	Donegal	Letterkenny telephone Exchange	197,000
Total			5,507,341

ERDF Special Border Areas Programme, Phase II

1. Tourism promotional measures

County	Project	Promoter
1. Ethnic Promotional Campaign
Cavan and Monaghan	2 year promotion campaign directed at ethnic market	Company to be formed by Midland RTO
2. Promotion of Special Interest Holidays/ Holiday Packages
Cavan and Monaghan	Coarse Angling Promotion in East Anglia	King Holidays (British tour operators) and Midland RTO
Cavan and Monaghan	Angling competition at 12 centres	Ryanair and Midland RTO
Cavan and Monaghan	Production of coarse angling video	Founds World Travel (Britain) and Midland RTO
Leitrim	Coarse angling promotion in Britain	Leitrim Tourism Council and D/L/S RTO
Leitrim	Joint marketing campaign by three cruising operators based at Carrick-on-Shannon	Cruising companies and D/L/S RTO
Leitrim	European workshops promotions of farmhouse/leisure complex	Riversdale Recreation Ltd., Ballinamore and D/L/S RTO
Donegal	Promotion of 11 sea angling festivals	Angling Committees and D/L/S RTO
Donegal	Donegal hotels promotion including updating of Destination Donegal film	Donegal branch of IHF and D/L/S RTO
Donegal	Promotional campaign for O'Doherty Clan Reunion	Donegal Town Development Association and D/L/S RTO
Donegal	Ladies North West North Challenge	Golf Club and D/L/S RTO
Donegal	Learner Golf Promotion	Golf Club and D/L/S RTO
Donegal	Equestrian holidays promotion	3 holiday centres and RTO
Donegal	Promotional campaign for Inishowen Peninsula	Inishowen Tourism Development Group and D/L/S RTO
Donegal	Donegal International Motor Rally	Donegal Motor Club
Donegal	Holiday package promotion in conjunction with Logan Air to generate additional traffic through Carrickfin Airport	Carrickfin Airport Committee and Logan Air
Donegal	Promotion of Gaeltacht holidays	Fógra Ghaoth Dobhair and D/L/S RTO
Donegal	Marketing of Sheephaven Bay area	Sheephaven Bay Tourism and D/L/S RTO
Donegal	Promotion of Letterkenny area	Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce and D/L/S RTO
Donegal and Sligo	Tennent's West Coast Challenge (amateur golf competition)	West Coast Challenge Committee and D/L/S RTO
Sligo	Promotion of special offer holidays to County Sligo	County Sligo Tourism Task Force and D/L/S RTO
Sligo	Holiday package promotion in conjunction with Aer Lingus to generate additional traffic through Shannon Airport	Sligo North West Airport Company
Louth	Promotion of five special interest holiday packages in the Cooley area	Cooley Area Development Association and DERTO
3. Promotion of local events and day visitor attractions
Cavan	Cootehill Arts Festival	Cootehill Arts and Culture Committee and Midland RTO
Cavan	Promotion of Cavan Song Contest	Song Contest Committee and Midland RTO
Louth	Cuchulainn Summer School	Summer School Committee and Dublin and Eastern RTO
Louth	Promotional programme of events for “Dundalk 1200”	Dundalk Heritage Promotion Ltd. and Dublin and Eastern RTO
Louth	Carlingford Oyster Festival and Yacht Race	Festival Committee and Dublin and Eastern RTO
Louth and Monaghan	Promotional cross-border map folder	NTTB, North-East Cross Border Committee, Midland RTO, Louth and Monaghan County Councils
Sligo	Yeats International Summer School	Sligo Yeats Society and D/L/S RTO
Sligo	Fleadh nGael and Folk School	Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann and D/L/S RTO
Sligo	Arts Festival	Festival Committee and D/L/S RTO
Sligo	Sporting and Activity Festival	Festival Committee and D/L/S RTO
Leitrim	An Tostal	Drumshanbo Tostal Committee and D/L/S RTO
Leitrim	Wild Rose Festival, Manorhamilton	Festival Committee and D/L/S RTO
Leitrim	Promotion of Lough Rynn House and Gardens	Lough Rynn Estates
Donegal	Letterkenny International Folk Festival	Festival Committee and D/L/S RTO
Donegal	Glencolumbkille Summer School	Oideas Gael, Glencolumchille and D/L/S RTO
Donegal	Mary from Dungloe International Festival	Festival Committee and D/L/S RTO
Donegal/Leitrim/Sligo	Promotion of “Heritage Trail” incorporating visitor attractions in the region	Individual centres and D/L/S RTO
Donegal	Errigal Arts Festival and Ballyshannon Music Festival	Festival Committees and D/L/S RTO
Donegal	Promotion of five workshops/ summer schools	Event organisers and D/L/S RTO

2. Amenities and tourist infrastructure

County	Project	Promoter
All counties	Plaques at Tourist Centres	OPW
Cavan	Angling	County Council
	(a) Angling and related tourism amenities (car parks, lay bys, piers)
	(b) Angling and related tourism amenities at:	Department of the Marine
	Cavan Town: Lakes Drungory, Lisnanagh, Peartree and Clover Hill Pond
	Killykeen: Sally Lake
	Bailieboro: Parkers, Town and Castle Lakes
	Bawnboy: Brackley Lake
	Belturbet: River and Upper Lough Erne; Round Lough; Tonkin Road Lake, Bun, Drumlaney and Killinagher
	Putiaghan
	Cootehill: Lakes Lisnalong, Moyduff, Killycreeney, Drumshiel and River Annalee
	Killeshandra: Town Lake and Aghabawn
	Lough Gowa
	Butlersbridge: Annagh Lake
	(c) Angling facilities and related amenities at other locations	BFE
	Additional works at Killykeen Forest Park — provision of shop and restaurant	Coillte Teo
	Development of caravan and camping site, Killykeen Forest Park	County Council
	Bridge Street Carpark, Cavan Town	County Council
	Greenlough Development, Cavan Town	County Council
	Cootehill Fairgreen	County Council
	Continuation of Riverside Development, Belturbet	County Council
	Amenity Development, Cavan Town	County Council
	Belturbet Barrickhill	County Council
	Development of Con Smith Memorial Park, Cavan Town	County Council
Donegal	Works at Glenveagh National Park	OPW
	St. Columbus (Glebe Gallery) — provision of tea rooms	OPW
	Newmills — restoration of corn and flour milling complex	OPW
	Development of Shorefront, Buncrana	UDC
	Donegal County Museum — further development	County Council/ Letterkenny UDC
	Colmcille Heritage Centre at Gartan — fitting out	BFE/County Council
	Development of Fort Dunree Military Museum	BFE
	Teach Mhuiris, Brinaleck — improvements to heritage centre	Roinn na Gaeltachta
	Glenties Museum	County Council
	Dungloe Foreshore	County Council
	Inishowen Wildlife Trail	County Council
	Abbey Centre, Ballyshannon	County Council
	Rann na Feirste, Rosses — picnic area and slipway	Roinn na Gaeltachta
	Loch Barra, Dubhchorradh	Roinn na Gaeltachta
	Bath Greens, Moville — refurbishment of recreational green on shore front	County Council
	Ned's Point, Buncrana — complete renovation of old fort	UDC
	Ballyconnell Estate, Falcarragh	Údarás na Gaeltachta
	Craft Centre, Downings	Údarás na Gaeltachta
	Continuation of Foreshore Development, Dungloe	County Council
	Further development of Museum, Glenties	County Council
	Development of Angling Facilities	BFE
	Conference Centre, Bundoran	BFE
	Killybegs — Town Park and Armada Plaque	County Council
	Teelin Fisheries — purchase of water rights and restoration of fishing	Údarás na Gaeltachta
	Re-development of Market Square, Letterkenny	UDC
	Picnic Viewing Areas — Donegal, Glencolumcille, Malinbeg	County Council
	Picnic area at McGrory's Bree	County Council
	Picnic area at Glencolmcille	County Council
	Ramelton Heritage Town	County Council
	Ardara Heritage Town	County Council
	Kinnego Bay — car park and Armada plaque	County Council
	Development of foreshore amenity, Malin Town	County Council
	Riverside Walk, Carndonagh	County Council
	Picnic areas at Killygordon and Glenmore	County Council
	Tullyarvan Mill, Buncrana — provision of craft workshops and cafe	BFE/County Council
	Reconstruction of Famine Heritage Centre, Dunfanaghy	County Council
	Rossnowlagh Beach — improve access	County Council
	Malin Teach Ceoil	BFE
	Linsfort, General Amenities	BFE
	Abbey Mill Wheel Restoration Project	BFE
	Rathmullen Interpretative Centre	BFE
	Plaques and Signs	BFE
	Mici MacGabhainn Heritage Centre, Falcarragh	Údarás na Gaeltachta
	Heritage Centre, Dunlewy	Údarás na Gaeltachta
Leitrim	Audiovisuals and Visitor Amenities at Parkes Castle	OPW
	Development of angling and facilities at:
	(a) Loughs Rynn, Melvin, McNean, Allen, Gill, Garadice, Gulladoo and Keeldra and Glencar Waterfall	County Council
	(b) Castlefore, Ballinamore and Lakes Gulladoo and Beaghamore, Carrickgallen	Department of the Marine
	(c) Other angling developments	BFE
	Interpretative Centre, Drumshanbo	County Council
	Carolan Monument, Lough Rynn	County Council
	Improved access to Gardice Park Amenity	County Council
	Improved access to Lough Melvin Angling Amenities	County Council
	Improved outer drive at Lough Rynn Amenity area	County Council
	Improved access to Lime Kiln which is part of Rynn Amenity Project	County Council
	Improved link access between Garadice Park Amenity and Interpretative Centre, Drumshanbo	County Council
	Access to Lough Melvin Angling Amenities	County Council
	Access to Garadice Park and Lough Rynn Amenity Projects	County Council
	Walking Route and Tourist Trails	County Council
	Restoration of Star Fort and Hamiltons Castle	County Council
	Carrick-on-Shannon, Caravan and Camping Site	County Council
	Rinn Amenity Project — development of walks, caravan/camping/angling facilities, museum and hostel	County Council
Louth	Facilities at Mellifont Abbey	OPW
	Millmount Craft Centre, Drogheda	Corporation
	Ardee Castle Museum and Amenity Area	County Council
	Folk Museum, Seatown, Dundalk	UDC
	Dunleer Corn Mill — industrial archaeology	BFE
	Smarmore Castle — outdoor pursuits	BFE
	Gyles Quay — seafront development	County Council
	Omeath Ferry Point — reception area	County Council
	Development of Market Square Amenity, Dundalk	UDC
Monaghan	Hope Castle and Muckno Park — adventure sports and wet weather facilities	County Council
	Museum in Monaghan Town	County Council
	(a) Angling facilities at:	Department of the Marine
	Carrickmacross:Lakes Ballyhoe II, Lisiniske, Rahans, Capragh, Corcrin; Loughs Derry, na Glack, Descard and Tubbermannin River
	Ballybay: Mullanary Lake, Lough Major
	Castleblayney: Lough Muckno, Malone's and Smith's Lakes
	Monaghan: Drumreaske Lake and Quig Lough
	Emyvale: Emy Lough, Astrish Lake
	Clones: Gortnawinny and Cloncallig Lough
	(b) Angling access facilities at Ballybay	BFE
	(c) Angling match facilities	County Council
Sligo	Drumcliffe Interpretative Centre	County Council/BFE
	Lake Isle of Inishfree/Innishmurray Island	County Council
	Tourist facilities at Strandhill, Drumcliffe and Sligo (Genealogy)	BFE
	Plaques and Signposting	BFE
	Pier/Marina, Rosses Point	County Council
	Surfing facilities, Strandhill	County Council
	Surfing facilities, Easkey	County Council
	Sea Angling, Enniscrone	County Council
	Game and Coarse Angling, Loughs Gill and Arrow, Glencar Lake and Drumcliffe River	County Council
	Lough Gill Aquatic Centre	County Council
	Riverside Walk, Garravogue	Corp

3. Access Communications

County	Project	Promoter
All counties	Tourism-related Roads	Local Authorities