Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 10 May 1994

Vol. 442 No. 5

Written Answers. - Mullaghmore (Clare) Interpretative Centre.

Trevor Sargent

Ceist:

90 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Finance in relation to the cost of keeping the Mullaghmore interpretative centre in abeyance, the way in which the cost breaks down in terms of legal costs, contractor fees, caretaker and other costs.

Minister of State at the Department of Finance (Mr. Dempsey)

The cost to date of legal challenges and other delays which have kept the Burren National Park Visitor Centre in abeyance is £658,000 approximately. This is broken down as follows:

	£ app.
Legal Costs	231,000
Disruption, making site safe and Security to date	293,000
Environmental Impact Statements (2)	36,000
Consultation Process Costs	98,000
Total	658,000

The ongoing weekly cost of securing and insuring the site is £3,544 pending the outcome of the legal challenge and the submission of the project through the planning process. This can be broken down as follows: Security — £2,700; Insurance — £843. Both of these figures include VAT.