Ivor Callely
Ceist:75 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources the grants available for modernisation of fishing vessels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8022/98]
Vol. 489 No. 3
75 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources the grants available for modernisation of fishing vessels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8022/98]
EU funding for the modernisation of fishing vessels is available under the Renewal and Modernisation Measure of the Operational Programme for Fisheries 1994-99. To date, EU funding support, approved for fishing vessel modernisation projects under the Operational Programme for Fisheries, totals some £5.5 million. The total EU funding remaining in the Measure is approximately £3.8 million.