Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 25 Apr 1995

Vol. 451 No. 8

Written Answers. - Port Investment Statistics.

Austin Deasy

Question:

275 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for the Marine the grant aid from both Government and EU funds to the ports of Dublin, Waterford and Cork in the five year periods 1975 to 1979, 1980 to 1984, 1985 to 1989 and 1990 to 1994; and the payment per port. [7381/95]

Minister for the Marine (Mr. Coveney)

The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the following tabular statements.

State Aid.

£m

Date	Dublin	Waterford	Cork	Total
1975-79	Nil	.05	5.429	5.479
1980-84	Nil	Nil	12.741	12.741
1985-89	9.0	Nil	8.256	17.256
1990-94	Nil	.450	.727	1.177
Total	9.0	.500	27.153	36.653

1. Approximately 40 per cent of the State investment in Cork was refunded to the Exchequer by the EU.

2. £225,000 of the State investment to Waterford is being refunded to the Exchequer by the EU.

3. £9 million paid to Dublin Port and Docks Board was compensation for the acquisition by the State of the board's 27 acre Custom House Docks site.

EU Aid.

£m

Date	Dublin	Waterford	Cork	Total
1975-79	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
1980-84	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
1985-89	.849	Nil	1.100	1.949
1990-94	10.95	10.521	7.916	29.387
Total	11.799	10.521	9.016	31.336

1. £5.586 million of Dublin Port's figures is aid paid to private promoters for projects approved for EU aid under the 1989-93 Operational Programme on Peripherality.