Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 18 Oct 2001

Vol. 542 No. 4

Written Answers. - National Development Plan.

Beverley Flynn

Question:

167 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage Gaeltacht and the Islands the amount of money which has been allocated and spent to date by her Department in each of the BMW counties under the national development plan. [24632/01]

Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands (Miss de Valera):

The information requested by the Deputy, in respect of the NDP programmes in which my Department is involved, is as follows:

County	Allocated	Spent
	£	£
Donegal	28,878,416	15,081,060
Leitrim	2,964,000	324,000
Sligo	2,964,000	324,000
Cavan	200,000	300,010
Monaghan	0	0
Louth	2,000,000	0
Laois	152,000	90,000
Offaly	1,395,000	949,000
Westmeath	290,000	120,000
Longford	2,100,000	820,000
Galway	34,163,897	25,046,016
Roscommon	1,940,000	1,420,000
Mayo	8,537,964	6,934,609
Total (see note 1)	85,585,277	51,418,685

Waterways Ireland – Plant and Machinery

Allocated £70,000Spent £70,000 (See note 2)

Note 1

The figures do not incorporate the allocation and expenditure under the NDP of the national parks and wildlife service – NPWS – of my Department. It was not possible to break down the figures by county in the time available. However, I have instructed that the breakdown be provided and I will arrange for the material to be sent to the Deputy shortly.

Note 2

In the case of Waterways Ireland, it is not possible to allocate plant and machinery by county as this equipment is used on an inter-county basis as the work demands. The amount spent – £70,000 – is not included in the overall totals provided.