Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 November 2014
1145. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will outline the amount of funding allocated each year from her Department to Waterways Ireland since 2009 to date in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41322/14]
View answerAs my Department was established on 1 June 2011, the information requested by the Deputy is provided in respect of the years 2011 to 2014, inclusive. Waterways Ireland is co-funded by my Department and the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL) in Northern Ireland. The current expenditure of the body is funded 85% by my Department and 15% by DCAL, which reflects the distribution of the navigable waterways in each jurisdiction. Capital expenditure is funded 100% in the jurisdiction in which the capital works are carried out.
The amount of funding allocated to Waterways Ireland from my Department's Vote for each of the years from 2011 to 2014 is set out in the table below.
Table: Funding allocated to Waterways Ireland 2011-2014
|
Year |
€m |
|
2011 |
€30.300m |
|
2012 |
€27.099m |
|
2013 |
€25.463m |
|
2014 |
€24.183m |
