asked the Minister for Finance, in view of the recent criticisms of the method of allocation of EC regional aid, if he will give the percentage of regional aid allocated for Connacht/Ulster over the past three years; the criteria laid down for allocation; the projects grant-aided; and the comparable percentage figures for the Leinster and Munster regions.
Written Answers. - EC Regional Aid.
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The details requested are in the form of a tabular statement which I propose to circulate in the Official Report.
The following is a breakdown of European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) commitments for the years 1985, 1986 and 1987 broken down in so far as is possible on a Euro-constituency basis. The percentage allocation for each of the years in question is shown in brackets.
|
Euro Constituency |
1985 (%) |
1986 (%) |
1987 (%) |
|
£m |
£m |
£m |
|
|
Dublin |
20.50 (19.3) |
28.19 (29.6) |
12.84 (20.4) |
|
Connacht/Ulster |
14.69 (13.8) |
12.42 (13.1) |
14.76 (23.4) |
|
Leinster |
19.95 (18.7) |
21.62 (22.7) |
12.18 (19.3) |
|
Munster |
51.32 (48.2) |
32.92 (34.6) |
23.20 (36.9) |
|
Total |
106.46 (100.0) |
95.15 (100.0) |
62.98 (100.0) |
A further £11 million commitments were received during 1987 in respect of multi-regional telecommunications development projects which cannot be broken down on a Euro-constituency basis.
In addition in 1987 commitments of £38 million, £19 million and £194 million were received in respect of the Star and Valoren Community Programmes and the National Programme of Community Interest — Roads Development, respectively. It is not possible to determine in advance the amounts of ERDF assistance which will be applicable to individual areas within the Programmes.
The criteria which my Department uses in choosing investments which are submitted for ERDF assistance are:
(1) The investment must be one which is eligible for ERDF assistance in accordance with the Fund Regulation.
(2) The investment must contribute to the development of the area in which it is situated.
(3) The investment must have the approval of the relevant Government Department.
ERDF commitments were received for a total of 72 projects in the Euro-constituency of Connacht/Ulster in the years 1985, 1986 and 1987. This figure excludes the multi-regional projects already referred to. Details of all 72 projects are as follows:
1985
|
County |
Project |
Location |
|
Galway |
Connemara Electronics |
Roundstone |
|
Road Improvement |
Tuam/Milltown |
|
|
Road Construction |
Corrib Bridge |
|
|
Road Construction |
Oranmore |
|
|
Leitrim |
Frese (Irl) Ltd. |
Manorhamilton |
|
Road Construction/By-Pass |
Carrick-on-Shannon |
|
|
Regional Water Supply |
Ballinamore |
|
|
Mayo |
Road Improvement/Phase 1 |
Claremorris |
|
Sewerage Scheme |
Mulranny |
|
|
Sewerage Scheme |
Cong |
|
|
Water Supply Scheme |
Castlebar |
|
|
Water Supply Scheme |
Swinford |
|
|
Road Improvement |
Ballyvary/Turlough |
|
|
Roscommon |
Promoco Limited |
Racecourse Rd. |
|
Road Improvement |
Boyle/Rockingham |
|
|
Road Improvement |
Stonepark |
|
|
Sligo |
Bruss GMBH |
Finisklin Road |
|
Fohrenbach |
Finisklin |
|
|
Road Construction/By-Pass |
Stephen St. |
|
|
Regional Water Supply Scheme |
Sligo |
|
|
Cavan |
Water Supply Scheme |
Railway Road |
|
Sewerage Scheme |
Cavan |
|
|
Road Improvement |
Billis Bridge |
|
|
Donegal |
Magee & Co. Ltd. |
Donegal |
|
W.P. McCarter & Co. Ltd. |
Buncrana |
|
|
Monaghan |
ECI Ltd. |
Castleblayney |
1986
|
County |
Project |
Location |
|
Galway |
Durrell Ltd. |
Loughrea |
|
Micromotors Groschopp (Irl.) Ltd. |
Galway |
|
|
C.R. Bard Ireland Ltd. |
Galway |
|
|
Water Supply Scheme |
Oughterard |
|
|
Road Development |
Oranmore/Claregalway |
|
|
Leitrim |
Modular Cold Stores Manuf. Ltd. |
Mohill |
|
Road Improvement — Phase 1 |
Faulties/Gortinity |
|
|
Mayo |
Road Development |
Sheeaune |
|
Harbour Development |
Achill Island |
|
|
Harbour Development |
Roonagh Point |
|
|
Regional W.S.S.St.3 |
Ballina |
|
|
Sligo |
Road Improvement |
Ballaghy/Curry |
|
Cavan |
Sewerage Scheme |
Butlersbridge |
|
Sewerage Scheme |
Dowra |
|
|
Donegal |
Road Development |
Port Rd. Manor- cunningham |
|
Road Improvement |
Bullock Pk. Dry Arch |
|
|
Road Improvement |
Donegal-Mountcharles |
|
|
Monaghan |
Road Development |
Aclint |
|
Road Development |
Cartovlin |
1987
|
County |
Project |
Location |
|
Galway |
Innovation and Management Centre |
Galway |
|
Harbour Improvement |
Derryinver |
|
|
Construction of Microbiology Centre (UCG) |
Galway |
|
|
Water Supply Scheme |
Mountbellow |
|
|
Construction and upgrading of forest roads |
Galway |
|
|
Pulse Engineering (Irl.) |
Tuam |
|
|
Byrne Hec-Ltd. |
Athenry |
|
|
Noctech Ltd. |
Galway |
|
|
Roscommon |
Manton & Co. Ltd |
Boyle |
|
Water Supply Scheme |
Strokestown/Rooskey |
|
|
Mayo |
Johnson Industrial Corp. |
Castlebar |
|
Water Supply Scheme |
Charlestown |
|
|
Construction & upgrading of forest roads |
Mayo |
|
|
Bridge Construction |
Belmullet |
|
|
Sligo |
Tractech Inc. |
Sligo |
|
Arweld Pressings Ltd. |
Sligo |
|
|
Basta Manufacturing Ltd. |
Tubbercurry |
|
|
Cavan |
Sewerage Scheme |
Kingscourt |
|
Leitrim |
Sewerage Scheme |
Mohill |
|
Donegal |
Harbour Improvement |
Greencastle |
|
Harbour Improvement |
Killybegs |
|
|
Harbour Improvement |
Bunbeg |
|
|
Construction and upgrading of forest roads |
Donegal |
|
|
Sewerage Scheme |
Buncrana |
Inter-County Projects
|
Cavan/Monaghan/Louth |
Construction and upgrading of forest roads |
Cavan/Monaghan/Louth |
|
Sligo/Leitrim |
Construction and upgrading of forest roads |
Sligo/Leitrim |
|
Various |
Údarás na Gaeltachta Study |
Gaeltacht areas |