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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 8 Mar 1966

Vol. 221 No. 7

Written Answers. - Tourist Traffic Loans.

81.

asked the Minister for Transport and Power if he will give particulars to bring up to date the information in relation to the Tourist Traffic Act guaranteed loans set out in the reply to Question No. 38 of 9th April 1964.

The information sought is as follows:—

PARTICULARS OF LOANS GUARANTEED BY THE MINISTER UNDER THE TOURIST TRAFFIC ACT, 1952.

STATEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 24 (1) OF THE ACT.

Year

Name

Amount of Loan Guaranteed

Whether Principal or Interest or both Guaranteed

Purpose of Loan

Rate of Interest

Period of Repayment

1964-65

Mrs. Irene Quinn, Ballymascanlon House, Dundalk.

£21,291

Both

Reconstruction of four existing bedrooms to form four bed/bath units; reconstruction and extension of existing kitchen, women's new cloakroom and toilets; extension of dispense bar; provision of new all-purpose room with ante-room; two telephone booths and chair store.

3½%

15 years

Irish River Floatels Ltd., Athlone, County Westmeath.

£6,000

Both

Provision of one 12-berth luxury motor cruiser.

4½%

20 years

Shannon Cruisers Ltd., Cootehall, County Roscommon.

£7,000

Both

Provision of three 4-berth cruisers and one maintenance boat.

4½%

20 years

Lahinch Development Association Ltd., Lahinch, County Clare.

£42,550

Both

Provision of an entertainment centre to include a dance hall, cinema, café, ticket office, shop and store, boiler house plant and central heating; a swimming pool, dressing rooms, toilet accommodation and services; entrance hall, sunbathing terraces, landscaping and children's pool; one tennis court, pitch and putt course and gardens; approved site works.

3½%

20 years

1965-66 (to date)

Rosapenna Hotel (1962) Ltd.

£100,000

Both

Adapting and extending existing building (known as Sheephaven Flats) to provide a hotel accommodating not less than 94 guests; furnishing and equipping the hotel (known as the Rosapenna Golf Hotel).

6?%

20 years

£176,841

Totals of Loan Guaranteed.

Year

Total

£

1964-65

76,841

1965-66 (to date)

100,000

176,841

Loans guaranteed in period 1952-53 — 1963-64

2,154,872

GRAND TOTAL

2,331,713

Account in accordance with Section 24 (2) of the Act.

Total of sums advanced to date out of the Central Fund for the fulfilment of guarantees —Nil.

EXPENDITURE by Bord Fáilte on Interest Grants on Guaranteed Loans.

Year

Total

1963-64

£79,082

1964-65

£93,137

1965-66 (to date)

£95,000 (Provisional)

Interest grants on guaranteed loans paid in period 1953-54 — 1962-63

£58,148

GRAND TOTAL

£325,367

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