Vol. 521 No. 4
66 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources the capital programmes contained in the national development plan and funded by his Department that have commenced in the constituency of Longford-Roscommon in 2000; the details of any such programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17545/00]
A sum of £24 million has been allocated by the Government for tourism and recreational angling under the National Development Plan, 2000-2006. Of this amount, £17 million has been allocated for the Border, midlands and western regional operational programme. The detailed arrangements for the expenditure of this funding will be finalised following EU approval.
On the forestry side, it is estimated that £1.54 million will be paid to landowners in Counties Longford and Roscommon under the afforestation grant scheme, which forms part of the national development plan. It is not possible to estimate expenditure on other forestry measures as such is dependant on the level of uptake of these schemes.
