Island Communities

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 November 2015

Tuesday, 3 November 2015

Questions (1203)

Éamon Ó Cuív

Question:

1203. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for details of all subsidised passenger and cargo services to offshore islands, by island served; by frequency of the service in return journeys per week; by the number of passengers carried on each service; by the annual cost of each service, stating in each case whether it is a passenger service, a cargo service or a dual service, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37779/15]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the following table.

ISLAND	FREQUENCY	TOTAL PASSENGERS*	ANNUAL SUBSIDY†	TYPE
Toraigh	Winter helicopter service in conjunction with the HSE	292	€70,000	Passenger
Toraigh	12	14,076	€398,546	Dual
Toraigh	26 return sailings per annum	N/A	€37,440	Cargo
Árainn Mhór	42-57	58,661	€154,666	Dual
Inis Bigil	7	2,288	€43,790	Passenger
Inishturk	12	8,357	€319,585	Passenger
Inishturk/Clare	2	N/A	€72,933	Cargo
Clare	14	17,586	€154,522	Passenger
Clynish
Inishlyre
Collanmore	6 return sailings per annum	N/A	€4,500	Cargo
Inishbofin	14	52,213	€250,500	Passenger
Inishbofin	2	N/A	€144,929	Cargo
Árainn
Inis Meáin
Inis Oírr	3-4	N/A	€749,775	Cargo
Árainn	19	22,982
Inis Meáin	14	5,196
Inis Oírr	14	10,295	€1,620,120	Passenger
Inis Meáin
Inis Oírr	14	51,605	€811,873	Passenger
Whiddy	5 sailing days	N/A	€4,500	Cargo
Whiddy	30-35	12,020	€75,000	Passenger
Sherkin
Cléire
Heir
Long	50 sailings per annum	N/A	€67,000	Cargo
Sherkin	52-61	63,313	€119,604	Passenger
Dursey	4 return sailings per annum	N/A	€5,760	Cargo
Bere	46-54	47,733	€75,825	Passenger
Bere	46-54	19,799	€37,913	Passenger
Bere	2	N/A	€25,000	Cargo
Long	6-10	1,706	€32,000	Passenger
Heir	33-40	13,534	€29,697	Passenger
Cléire	15-29	41,262	€333,395	Passenger

* Total passengers carried in 2014

† Current Annual Subsidy