Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 14 Jun 1995

Vol. 454 No. 4

Written Answers. - ERDF Funding.

John Ellis

Question:

72 Mr. Ellis asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the number of applications that have been received from tourism interests for European Regional Development funding; and the amount that will be allocated in each of the years 1995 to 1999. [10737/95]

David Andrews

Question:

158 Mr. Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the number of applications which have been received from tourism interests for European Regional Development Fund funding; and the amount which will be allocated in each of the years 1995 to 1999. [10865/95]

Minister for Tourism and Trade (Mr. E. Kenny)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 72, and 158 together.

Under the Operational Programme for Tourism, 1994-1999 which is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund, approximately 1,100 applications for European Regional Development Fund aid have been received to date by the implementing agencies.

The level of European Regional Development Fund aid set out in the operational programme for each of the years 1995 to 1999 is as follows:

Year	IR£m
1995	45.4
1996	53.3
1997	57.0
1998	58.3
1999	67.9
	282.0

These are indicative figures only, however, and actual allocations in these years will, of course, depend on the decisions taken by the various management boards which were set-up to consider proposals for support. In so deciding, the management boards will have regard,inter alia, to the parameters set by the operational programme of the availability of matching finance from both the public and private sectors.