Cross-Border Co-operation

Tuesday, 4 December 2012

Questions (245)

Peadar Tóibín

Question:

245. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline projects which his Department cooperates with the Department of Finance and Personnel in the North. [54162/12]

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Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

My Department works with the Department of Finance and Personnel Northern Ireland in the overall management of the PEACE III and INTERREG IVA Programmes and as co-sponsor Departments of the Special EU Programmes Body, which is responsible for the management and implementation of the Programmes.

The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Department of Finance and Personnel are the Accountable Departments for Theme 2.1C Collaboration between Public Sector Bodies and provide funding for projects under this theme. The projects for which Letters of Offer have been accepted under Theme 2.1C are:

Lead Partner	Project Title
Donegal County Council	Women into Public Life
Centre for Cross Border Studies	The Ireland/ Northern Ireland Cross-Border Cooperation Observatory
DHSSPS	Driving Change
RNIB Northern Ireland	Sensory Engagement Project
The Cedar Foundation	ConneXions
Caldonian Maritime Assets Ltd	Small Ferries Strategic Plan
The Educational Guidance Service for Adults (EGSA)	Deaf Communications Infrastructure Development
EBR - East Border Region Ltd	Administration Costs
ICBAN - Irish Central Border Area Network	Administration Costs
NWRCBG - North West Region Cross Border Group	Administration Costs
COMET Interreg Partnership	Administration Costs
NEP - North East Partnership	Administration Costs
NEP Business Improvement Districts	NEP Business Improvement Districts
EBR - East Border Region Ltd	Action for Biodiversity
ICBAN - Irish Central Border Area Network	Central Border Region Spatial Planning Initiative
EBR - East Border Region Ltd	Energy Efficiency & Micro Generation Project
EBR - East Border Region Ltd	East Border Region “Promoting Balanced and Sustainable Cross Border Development”
NWRCBG - North West Region Cross Border Group	Urban and Village Renewal Programme
NWRCBG - North West Region Cross Border Group	SPACEial North West

My Department and the Department of Finance and Personnel also jointly fund Priority 3.1 Technical Assistance for both the PEACE III and INTERREG IVA Programmes.