Michael Ring
Question:376 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands the amount of money allocated to off-shore islands for ferry services in 1997 for Gaeltacht and non-Gaeltacht islands. [18649/98]
Vol. 494 No. 4
376 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands the amount of money allocated to off-shore islands for ferry services in 1997 for Gaeltacht and non-Gaeltacht islands. [18649/98]
377 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands the funding, if any, available for the provision of ferry services to off-shore islands for Gaeltacht and non-Gaeltacht islands. [18650/98]
Tógfaidh mé Ceisteanna Uimh. 376 agus Uimh. 377 le chéile.
The following tabular statement gives a breakdown of the moneys paid by my Department in respect of ferry services to the Gaeltacht and non-Gaeltacht islands in 1997 and 1998. It should be noted also that funding £306,250 was paid through the Vote of Roinn an Taoisigh in 1997 for the services to the Aran Islands.
Expenditure by the Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands on Ferry Services to the Offshore Islands in 1997 and 1998:
Islands |
Amount |
Gaeltacht-Non-Gaeltacht |
£ |
||
Aran Islands, County Galway |
603,917* |
Gaeltacht |
Cape Clear, County Cork |
65,000 |
Gaeltacht |
Islands |
Amount |
Gaeltacht-Non-Gaeltacht |
£ |
||
Aran Islands, County Galway |
605,000** |
Gaeltacht |
Cape Clear, County Cork |
45,000 |
Gaeltacht |
Inishbofin, Inishturk and Clare Island |
14,963*** |
Non-Gaeltacht |