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Departmental Funding

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 July 2017

Wednesday, 26 July 2017

Questions (1400)

Seán Fleming

Question:

1400. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of each body or organisation that is scheduled to receive in excess of €1 million from his Department's vote of expenditure or the group of votes of expenditure connected with his Department in 2017 for the provision of services by the body or the organisation concerned; the amount involved in each case; if there is a signed service level agreement in place in respect of the services to be carried out by these bodies or organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36165/17]

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Written answers

As the Deputy may be aware details in relation to funding of Agencies under the aegis of this Department are available on page 227 of the 2017 Revised Estimate. The following table sets out the information as requested:

Public Sector Body

Funding provided (€m)

Signed SLA in place

Shannon Group

1.0

No (but will be subject to an appropriate agreement)

Fáilte Ireland

57.9

Revised SLA being agreed

Sport Ireland

59.0

Revised SLA is currently with the Minister for approval.

Medical Bureau of Road Safety

5.0

Revised SLA being agreed

National Transport Authority

461.0

Yes

Tourism Ireland

14.9

N/A - North-South Body

Irish Rail (maintenance and improvement of railway infrastructure)

158.77

Signed contract in place

Transport Infrastructure Ireland

515.0

Revised SLA being agreed

Organisation

Funding provided (€)

Signed SLA in place

Donegal Airport¹

22,500

Signed contract in place

Knock Airport¹

1,109,430

Signed contract in place

Kerry Airport¹

769,537

Signed contract in place

Waterford Airport¹

39,330

Signed contract in place

Stobart Air²

7,600,000

Signed contract in place

¹Figures show funding allocated to date for these four regional airports; further allocations will be made before year-end.

²Stobart Air operate the PSO air services on the Donegal/Dublin and Kerry/Dublin routes under contract with Department; €7.6m is the estimate of the Exchequer cost in 2017 of subsidising these services.

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