Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 April 2012
892 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the funding that has been allocated on a county basis from the European Life Plus Programme for Environmental Conservation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18968/12]
View answerThe EU LIFE+ Programme 2007-2013 is a dedicated EU funding instrument for the environment which complements existing EU funding arrangements. The Programme is administered directly by the European Commission and funding is allocated to projects on merit in accordance with established criteria and following rigorous assessment by the Commission. As funding is provided directly by the Commission, the question of county by county allocations does not arise.
To date, five Irish projects have qualified for funding totalling almost €5.5 million under the EU LIFE+ Programme. Details of these projects are set out in the following table:
|
Project Title |
Description |
Total Budget |
EC Funding |
|
Shannon SACLAEO |
Restoration of the lower Shannon Special Area of Conservation for Sea Lamprey, Atlantic Salmon and the European Otter. |
€1,779,858 |
€914,846 |
|
Control of Aquatic Invasive Species in Ireland |
Control of aquatic invasive alien species and restoration of natural communities in Lough Corrib. |
€1,486,782 |
€737,958 |
|
Blackwater Samok |
Restoration of the populations of Freshwater Pearl Mussel, Atlantic Salmon and Otter (Annex II species EU Habitats Directive), Kingfisher (Annex I species EU Birds Directive) and a sub-species of Irish Dipper endemic to Ireland, in the Upper Blackwater catchment Special Area of Conservation. |
€1,995,826 |
€935,650 |
|
Demonstrating Best Practice in Raised Bog Restoration in Ireland |
Continue the process of removing plantation forests from Irish raised bogs of conservation value and thereby ultimately to contribute towards the restoration of wetland, peat-forming conditions on those bogs. |
€2,151,328 |
€1,290,797 |
|
DEPOTEC |
Production of a depolymerisation process that will add value to waste tyres by producing products that can be used as substitute carbon filler materials in the rubber manufacturing process. |
€3,157,910 |
€1,562,672 |
