Vol. 559 No. 1
279 Ms B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the funding which was made available to the Central Fisheries Board in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001; the portion of this which was allocated to the South-Western Fisheries Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25524/02]
Funding is allocated directly to each of the central and regional fisheries boards from the vote of the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources. In addition the Central Fisheries Board further allocates funding for national programmes which it co-ordinates among the boards.
During the period in question funding was also made available to the central and regional fisheries boards under the tourism angling measure of the Operational Programme for Tourism 1994-99.
The table indicates the total payments made to the central and regional fisheries boards and to the South-Western Regional Fisheries Board specifically for the period 1997-2001.
Exchequer Funding of the central and regional fisheries boards, 1997-2001 and that allocated to the South-Western Regional Fisheries Board.
|
Allocation to the Central and Regional Fisheries Boards |
Total € |
Total IR£ |
Allocation to the South-Western Regional Fisheries Board |
Total € |
Total IR£ |
|
|
1997 |
15,903,785 |
12,525,249 |
1,515,637 |
1,193,661 |
||
|
1998 |
17,955,470 |
14,141,082 |
1,929,439 |
1,519,557 |
||
|
1999 |
20,325,689 |
16,007,781 |
2,099,961 |
1,653,854 |
||
|
2000 |
20,355,972 |
16,031,631 |
1,697,927 |
1,337,226 |
||
|
2001 |
20,504,108 |
16,148,298 |
1,727,307 |
1,360,365 |
280 Ms B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the funding his Department made available to BIM and to the Marine Institute for 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001. [25525/02]
Exchequer funding made available directly from my Department to BIM in the period in question is 1997, €9.90 million; 1998, €11.65 million; 1999, €15.48 million; 2000, €24.63 million; and 2001, €31.95 million.
In the years 1997-2000 EU funding, in addition to the Exchequer allocations, was made available to BIM in respect of certain activities and programmes for which an Exchequer provision was made in the 2001 allocation. The relevant EU funding amounts, and the overall funding allocation to BIM, are, for 1997, €6.03 million and €15.93 million, respectively; 1998, €2.45 million and €14.10 million; 1999, €4.91 millionand €20.39 million; 2000, €6.03 million and €30.66 million; and 2001, nil and €31.95 million.
Moneys allocated by the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources for the Marine Institute for the years 1997-2001 are, for 1997, €10.041 million; 1998, €11.253 million; 1999, €13,902 million; 2000, €20,885 million; 2001, €29,600 million.
