Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 7 Mar 2002

Vol. 550 No. 2

Written Answers. - Departmental Expenditure.

Gerry Reynolds

Question:

515 Mr. G. Reynolds asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation the amount of capital expenditure on infrastructural projects by his Department in the BMW region since its establishment to date; the projects funded; the amount of capital expenditure on infrastructural projects in the rest of the country in the same timeframe; and the projects funded. [7834/02]

Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation (Dr. McDaid):

The €185 million allocated under the regional operational programmes under the tourism sub-measures 1 to 3 of the local enterprise development priority, will be administered by Bord Fáilte Éireann under its new tourism product development scheme 2002-06 which, late last year, secured state aids approval from the European Commission. Project proposals have now been invited by the board, and expenditure will commence after projects are approved.

With regard to the €141 million allocated to regional operational programmes for the provision of community sporting and recreational facilities under the culture, recreation and sports measure of the local infrastructure sub-pro gramme, plans for expenditure are pending identification of locations to be decided in the context of the national spatial strategy currently being developed by the Department of the Environment and Local Government. Accordingly there has been no expenditure to date incurred under this measure.