asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money that was allocated to Ireland during 1983 from the European Regional Development Fund; the projects that were financed from this fund; the money that was allocated to each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - European Regional Development Fund.
228.
The total commitment to Ireland from the European Regional Development Fund in 1983 was £74.33 million as follows:
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Commitments in respect of infras- tructural projects: |
£ |
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Electrification of the Howth/Bray Railway Line |
5,805,300 |
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Irish Telecommunications Programme |
12,005,600 |
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Irish Roads Development Plan |
21,196,483 |
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Irish Water Supply and Sewerage Schemes |
17,271,317 |
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Fishery Harbour Development, Kilronan, Aran Islands |
114,000 |
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Fishery Harbour Development, Killala, County Mayo |
63,900 |
|
Improvements at Shannon Airport |
220,000 |
|
56,676,600 |
|
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Commitments in respect of IDA grants to industrial projects: |
|
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Atari (Ireland) Ltd., Raheen, County Limerick |
2,060,000 |
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North Star Computer, Kilbarry, County Cork |
1,464,000 |
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Melchert Electronics, Listowel, County Kerry |
289,933 |
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GTI Corporation, Abbeyfeale, County Limerick |
729,600 |
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Bemico (Ireland), New Ross, County Wexford |
134,976 |
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Galco Steel, Walkinstown, Dublin |
288,818 |
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A.T. Cross, Ballinasloe, Galway |
246,000 |
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Tanco Engineering, Bagenalstown, County Carlow |
441,950 |
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Tullow Engineering, Tullow, County Carlow |
698,000 |
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System Cable, Kanturk, County Cork |
205,000 |
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Storage Technology, Ltd., Finglas, Dublin |
3,826,000 |
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Trilogy Ltd., Blanchardstown, County Dublin |
2,586,500 |
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Hyster Company, Snugsboro, Blanchardstown, County Dublin |
967,232 |
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Howmedica International, Raheen Industrial Estate, County Limerick |
298,375 |
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Consolidated Micrograph, Parkmore Industrial Estate, Galway |
342,000 |
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Irish Cable & Wire, Athlone, County Westmeath |
300,000 |
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Northern Telecom, Mervue Industrial Estate, Galway |
525,000 |
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System Industries, Airways Industrial Estate, Santry, County Dublin |
581,000 |
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Western Digital, Kilbarry Industrial Estate, County Cork |
409,500 |
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Adda Corporation, Waterford Industrial Estate, Cork Road, Waterford |
249,000 |
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Power Products Ltd., Youghal, County Cork |
351,200 |
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Champion Spark Plugs, Naas, County Kildare |
665,000 |
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17,659,084 |
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Total |
74,335,684 |
The ERDF aid committed in respect of those projects will be received by the Exchequer as public expenditure is incurred on the projects in question. The receipts will be used to increase the overall level of resources available for capital investment in the Public Capital Programme.