Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 November 2021
223. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport the details of all bodies in receipt of direct grant assistance from his Department that are not public bodies for the purposes of the Disability Act 2005; the amount each body is in receipt of each year from 2016 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54659/21]
View answerDetails of direct grant assistance from my Department to all bodies that are not public bodies for the purposes of the Disability Act 2005 are set out below.
Regional Airports Programme
The Department provides financial support to Ireland’s smallest airports i.e. those that handle less than 1 million annual passengers under a Regional Airports Programme (RAP). A new Programme for the period 2021 to 2025 was published on 4th February 2021. The budget for the RAP in 2021 is €21.3m and the airports that will benefit from related supports are Donegal, Kerry and Ireland West. In addition to targeting funding at safety and security projects and activities, the scope of the new programme has been expanded to encourage airports to reduce emissions and build climate resilience.
Allocations for each airport have yet to be determined this year. In addition to RAP funding, these airports are also receiving support in 2021 through a State aid support scheme to help address liquidity issues at airports as a result of COVID-19. As part of this package, up to €6m is available to the same airports. Total funding allocations will be determined shortly following the completion of an assessment of airports' financial forecasts for 2021.
Emergency Subvention
Waterford Airport had been eligible for funding under the previous RAP, up until 2016 when all remaining scheduled flights ceased at the airport. In order to avoid liquidation, the airport sought emergency subvention from the Department of Transport in December 2017. Between 2018 and 2020 four emergency payments of €375k each were provided, outside of the RAP, to the airport in order to allow time for the consideration of future options at the airport, including a proposal to expand its runway.
|
- |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
|
Donegal |
€807,909 |
€667,874 |
€896,043 |
€1,512,858 |
€826,105 |
TBD |
|
Kerry |
€937,557 |
€1,657,991 |
€2,385,694 |
€3,196,287 |
€2,655,506 |
TBD |
|
Knock |
€2,933,414 |
€3,199,355 |
€4,176,106 |
€9,482,903 |
€2,236,894 |
TBD |
|
Waterford |
€1,038,596 |
€0 |
€750,000 |
€375,000 |
€375,000 |
€0 |
TBD: To be determined. While initial allocations were announced during April and July, additional applications for both capital and operational support are under consideration with funding allocations due to be determined shortly.
Mountain Rescue and Community Boat Rescue Groups
My Department provides grants to mountain rescue and community boat rescue groups. Details of the grants provided in the years 2016 to 2021 are provided below:
|
Organisation |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
|
Donegal Mountain Rescue Team |
€7,407 |
€7,407 |
€7,407 |
€22,210 |
€22,210 |
€22,210 |
|
Dublin & Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team |
€14,815 |
€14,815 |
€14,815 |
€32,155 |
€32,155 |
€32,155 |
|
Galway Mountain Rescue |
€7,407 |
€7,407 |
€7,407 |
€18,130 |
€18,130 |
€18,130 |
|
Glen of Imaal Mountain Rescue |
€14,815 |
€14,815 |
€14,815 |
€32,410 |
€32,410 |
€32,410 |
|
Irish Cave Rescue Organisation ICRO |
€18,520 |
€18,520 |
€18,520 |
€20,000 |
€20,000 |
€20,000 |
|
Kerry Mountain Rescue |
€14,815 |
€14,815 |
€14,815 |
€21,700 |
€21,700 |
€21,700 |
|
Mayo Mountain Rescue |
€7,407 |
€7,407 |
€7,407 |
€25,525 |
€25,525 |
€25,525 |
|
Mountain Rescue Ireland (Development Grant) |
€60,000 |
€60,000 |
€60,000 |
€64,000 |
€64,000 |
|
|
Mountain Rescue Ireland |
€18,520 |
€20,000 |
€20,000 |
€20,000 |
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|
Search And Rescue Dog Association |
€7,407 |
€7,407 |
€7,407 |
€19,405 |
€19,405 |
€19,405 |
|
South Eastern Mountain Rescue Association |
€7,407 |
€7,407 |
€7,407 |
€20,935 |
€20,935 |
€20,935 |
|
Sligo Leitrim Mountain Rescue Team |
€7,407 |
€7,407 |
€7,407 |
€17,620 |
€17,620 |
€17,620 |
|
Tramore Cliff & Mountain Rescue |
€3,704 |
€3,704 |
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|
Ballinskelligs Inshore Rescue Ltd |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
|
Ballybunion Community Rescue Boats |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
|
Banna Community Rescue Boats Ireland |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
|
Bantry Community Rescue Boats Ireland |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
|
Bonmahon Community Boats Rescue |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
|
Cahore Community Rescue Boats Ireland |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
|
Corrib Mask Community Rescue Boats |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
|
Derrynane Community Rescue Boats |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
|
Limerick Marine Search & Rescue Service |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
|
Tramore Community Rescue Boats Ireland |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
|
|
Waterford CRBI unit-waterford City River |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
€5,075 |
