Vol. 434 No. 10
93 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Marine if he will give details of the EC funding provided for commercial ports under the National Development Plan 1994-1999; if he will give the anticipated amount of EC funding under the National Development Plan 1994-1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Under the Operational Programme on Peripherality 1989 to 1993, an investment programme in our commercial ports of approximately £76 million is now nearing completion. Approximately £34 million in EC grant aid will be provided towards that investment programme.
The National Development Plan 1994-1999 provides for an investment programme of £100 million in the strategic ports of Cork, Dublin, Dun Laoghaire, Rosslare, Waterford and the Shannon Estuary ports of Limerick and Foynes and in a number of regional ports. EC aid in respect of that programme is not finalised as yet, but is expected to be in the region of £50 million to £60 million.
