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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 8 Apr 1986

Vol. 365 No. 1

Written Answers. - Forestry Development Aid.

134.

asked the Minister for Tourism, Fisheries and Forestry the amount of aid received for forestry development from the EC since the date of our accession and if he will give a breakdown of the amount received under each heading.

A sum of £91.2 million approximately has been received from EC sources in respect of forestry development since the date of our accession to the Community of which £90 million represents loans from the European Investment Bank to the Exchequer. The balance, which represents grant aid, is made up as follows:

Item

Amount£'s

European Regional Development Fund (For Construction of forest roads)

226,403

European Regional Development Fund (Special Border Areas Programme)

210,647

European Social Fund (For Forest Workers' Training Centre)

23,857

Western Package (Forestry Development Scheme)

727,948

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