Tom Moffatt
Question:22 Dr. Moffatt asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the level of finance that was approved in 1995 and to date in 1996 by the marketing management boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13337/96]
Vol. 467 No. 4
22 Dr. Moffatt asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the level of finance that was approved in 1995 and to date in 1996 by the marketing management boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13337/96]
The Marketing Management Board is an independent board established to decide on applications for marketing assistance under the Tourism Operational Programme 1994-1999. Copies of the annual report of the board are now available in the Dáil Library which shows that they approved grants totalling £7,224,000 for 322 marketing projects in 1995. Details regarding 1996 grant approvals by the board will be published in its second annual report which should be available early in 1997.