Vol. 471 No. 1
86 Mr. Ring asked the Taoiseach if he will give details of the £1 million allocated to the InterDepartmental Islands Committee; the way in which the money was spent; the projects which were allocated funding; and whether any money was allocated towards the provision or upkeep of ferries to offshore islands. [20295/96]
To date, a total of £242,250 has been made available to Galway, Donegal and Mayo county councils for island access projects and I expect to be in a position to confirm funding to Cork county council shortly. Details of projects which have received funding to date are listed in the following schedule.
A number of projects are still being assessed by the interdepartmental co-ordinating committee and I hope to be in a position to announce further funding in respect of these from the financial envelope shortly.
On foot of the report of the interdepartmental co-ordinating committee on island development, new mechanisms have been established in order to deal with the development of access and related infrastructural work on the offshore islands, which was identified as a priority issue and towards which the Government made available an additional £1 million this year. Island access projects are selected and prioritised by the islands committees of the relevant local authorities. These projects are then assessed by the interdepartmental co-ordinating committee and recommendations regarding funding subsequently made. Funding in respect of each priority access project is allocated to the relevant local authorities in accordance with normal Government accounting requirements.
Funds have been made available for priority access projects and will continue to be made available on the basis of proposals agreed by the local authorities islands committees. All proposals with the objective of achieving an acceptable level of access services to offshore islands will be considered by the interdepartmental co-ordinating committee.
In September 1995, Area Development Management Ltd. (ADM) and the Combat Poverty Agency (CPA) set up a Joint Management Committee to take responsibility for the joint implementation of the ADM and the CPA measures within the Peace and Reconciliation Programme.
The following indicates the measures and the amounts of aid allocated to ADM and CPA in the six Border counties.
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Sub-Programme 1 Employment |
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Measure 2 |
Action for Jobs |
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Responsible Authority |
ADM Ltd. |
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Total Public Funding |
1.667 mecu (£1.3m) |
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Measure 3 |
Improving Accessibility and Quality Training, Education and Employment Services |
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Responsible Authority |
ADM Ltd. |
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Total Public Funding |
1.666 mecu (£1.3m) |
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Measure 4 |
Accompanying Infrastructure and Equipment Support |
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Responsible Authority |
ADM Ltd. |
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Total Public Funding |
1.25mecu (£1m) |
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Sub-Programme 2 (c) Urban and Rural Regeneration |
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Measure 2 |
Community-led Development |
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Responsible Authority |
ADM Ltd. |
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Total Public Funding |
7.5mecu (£6m) |
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Sub-Programme 3 Cross Border Development |
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Measure 4 |
Promoting the Inclusion of Vulnerable Groups and Improving the Accessibility and Quality of Services. |
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Responsible Authority |
CPA |
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Total Public Funding |
5.833 mecu (£4.7m) |
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Sub-Programme 4 Social Inclusion |
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Measure 1 |
Development of Grass Roots Capacities and Promoting the Inclusion of Women |
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Responsible Authority |
CPA |
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Total Public Funding |
7.5mecu (£6m) |
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Measure 2 |
Preventing Exclusion |
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Responsible Authority |
ADM Ltd. |
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Total Public Funding |
2.75mecu (£2.2m) |
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Measure 3 |
Promoting the Inclusion of Children and Young People. |
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Responsible Authority |
ADM Ltd. |
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Total Public Funding |
2.833mecu (£2.3m) |
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Measure 4 |
Promoting the Inclusion of Vulnerable Groups and Improving the Accessibility and Quality of Services Aimed at these Groups. |
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Responsible Authority |
CPA |
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Total Public Funding |
2.749mecu (£2.2m) |
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Measure 6 |
Accompanying Infrastructure and Equipment Support |
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Responsible Authority |
ADM Ltd. |
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Total Public Funding |
1.667mecu (£1.3m) |
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Sub-Programme 5 Productive Investment and Industrial Development |
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Measure 2 |
New Industrial Development Services |
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Responsible Authority |
ADM Ltd. |
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Total Public Funding |
1.875mecu (£1.5m) |
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Measure 3 |
Trade Development |
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Responsible Authority |
ADM Ltd. |
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Total Public Funding |
1.875mecu (£1.5m) |
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Total Commitments under the Peace and Reconciliation Programme to date |
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£m |
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Measures implemented by ADM/CPA |
4.6 |
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(Under Sub-programmes 1, 2, 4 and 5) |
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Sub-programme 2 |
Dept. Environment m1 |
3.5 |
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Sub-programme 3 |
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Co-operation North |
m1 — |
2.026 |
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Dept. Environment |
m2 — |
6.9 |
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Public Bodies |
m3 — |
5 |
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Combat Poverty |
m4 — |
1.6 |
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Sub-programme 5 |
Dept. Finance |
3.4 |
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(Interest Rate Subsidy) |
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Sub-programme 7 |
Depart. Finance |
0.75 |
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(Tech. Assistance) |
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Total committed = £27.776m |
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£ |
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Donegal County Council |
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Inisbofin |
Dredge approach to pier |
20,000 |
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Inisfree |
Repairs to main pier/slipway |
69,000 |
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Arranmore |
Minor works at Leabgarrow |
12,250 |
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Burtonport |
Minor repairs to quay wall |
6,000 |
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Magheraroarty |
Feasibility study on major development work on pier |
50,000 |
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Total |
157,250 |
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Galway County Council |
Feasibility study on:(i) new deep water pier |
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Inismór |
(ii) extension of present pier and facilities |
20,000 |
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Inisbofin |
Feasibility study on the dredging of the harbour |
20,000 |
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Cleggan Pier |
Feasibility study on improvement works to the pier and commence work |
20,000 |
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Total |
60,000 |
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Mayo County Council |
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Clare Island |
Provision of helipad and lighting |
15,000 |
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Inisturk |
Provision of lighting for helipad and pier |
10,000 |
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Total |
25,000 |
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Overall Funding made Available |
242,250 |
