Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 28 January 2004
156 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the operation of the rural transport initiative; the areas where the scheme operates; the funding provided to each scheme for 2003 and 2004; and his plans for this scheme for the future. [2144/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraArea Development Management Ltd., ADM, administers the rural transport initiative — RTI — on behalf of my Department and the specific details which the Deputy requires are outlined in the following table, which has been supplied to my Department by ADM.
My Department provided ADM with €2.95 million for 2002 and €3 million for 2003. The allocation to ADM for 2004 is €3 million. ADM is about to commission a full appraisal of the RTI in order to measure its effectiveness in terms of addressing the transport needs of rural Ireland. I will consider the results of the appraisal before making a long-term decision about rural transport.
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Operational Area |
Total RTI Allocation |
Free Travel Pass Allocation |
RTI Allocation |
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|
2002 — 2003 |
2003 |
2004 |
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€ |
€ |
€ |
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Aughrim-Kilmore Development Association Ltd. |
North Roscommon |
46,349 |
2,560 |
40,000 |
|
Avondhu Area Transport Partnership |
Mid Cork |
146,349 |
12,400 |
81,051 |
|
Bantry Integrated Development Group |
South West Cork |
203,158 |
6,760 |
45,436 |
|
Bealach (Connamara Local Transport Partnership) |
West Galway |
134,349 |
11,120 |
79,360 |
|
Borrisokane Area Network Development Ltd. |
North Tipperary |
66,349 |
5,640 |
40,000 |
|
Carlow, Kilkenny, Sth Tipperary Rural Transport |
Co. Carlow / Co. Kilkenny / South Tipperary |
355,527 |
27,840 |
172,883 |
|
Comharchumann Chleire Teo (Cape Clear) |
South Cork (Island) |
101,349 |
2,560 |
53,194 |
|
Community of Lougharrow Social Project |
East Sligo |
86,349 |
7,440 |
49,600 |
|
County Limerick / North Cork Transport Group |
Co. Limerick / North Cork |
186,349 |
19,600 |
109,060 |
|
County Sligo LEADER Partnership Company Ltd. |
North West Sligo |
86,349 |
6,880 |
49,594 |
|
East Clare Accessible Transport |
Clare |
253,948 |
19,120 |
98,696 |
|
I.R.D. Duhallow |
North West Cork |
101,349 |
9,840 |
58,900 |
|
Kerry Community Transport |
Co. Kerry |
571,382 |
45,360 |
274,367 |
|
Kilnaleck Community & Cooperative Soc.(Cavan) |
South Cavan |
47,349 |
3,600 |
40,000 |
|
Laois Rural Regeneration Partnership |
Co. Laois |
156,349 |
13,320 |
93,117 |
|
Longford Community Resources Ltd. |
North Longford |
101,349 |
6,720 |
58,064 |
|
Meath Accessible Transport |
Co. Meath |
215,855 |
9,080 |
72,710 |
|
Meitheal Mhaigh Eo |
Co. Mayo |
166,349 |
15,000 |
99,372 |
|
MFG Teo |
North Donegal |
146,349 |
13,000 |
86,924 |
|
Monaghan Partnership |
Mid Monaghan |
50,244 |
3,760 |
40,000 |
|
North Fingal Rural transport Company |
North Dublin |
136,349 |
7,080 |
40,000 |
|
Oak Partnership (Offaly / Kildare) |
North Offaly / North West Kildare |
317,435 |
22,240 |
124,575 |
|
Rural Lift (Co. Leitrim, Nth Cavan) |
North Cavan / Co. Leitrim |
177,763 |
12,280 |
72,439 |
|
Seirbhis Iompair Tuaithe Teo |
South West Donegal |
120,000 |
9,600 |
69,126 |
|
South East Galway Integrated Rural Dev. |
South Esat Galway |
101,349 |
8,400 |
58,910 |
|
South Kildare Rural |
South Kildare |
228,553 |
19,880 |
129,215 |
|
South Westmeath (Mount Temple) |
Westmeath |
146,349 |
13,240 |
86,797 |
|
Tipperary LEADER Group |
North Tipperary |
54,349 |
4,120 |
40,000 |
|
Tumna Shannon Development Co. |
North Roscommon |
76,349 |
4,360 |
43,460 |
|
Waterford Rural Transport Working Group (CDB) |
Co. Waterford |
151,349 |
12,800 |
90,734 |
|
West Coast Wexford Rural Transport Initiative |
South West Wexford |
106,349 |
9,320 |
60,890 |
|
West Offaly Partnership |
West Offaly |
126,349 |
8,800 |
74,400 |
|
Wexford Area Partnership |
West Wexford |
86,349 |
5,880 |
49,600 |
|
Wicklow Rural (Aughrim Tidy Towns Ltd.) |
South Wicklow |
146,349 |
14,000 |
86,794 |
|
TOTAL |
5,198,241 |
393,600 |
2,669,268 |
|
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(See note 1) |
(See note 2) |
(See Note 3) |
Note 1 : ADM made allocations to groups in 2002 which covered the period 2002 — 2003. These allocations included Pre-Development Grants to 25 groups of €6,349 each. The balance of some €750,000 catered for ADM administration and technical assistance costs as well as an emergency assistance fund.
Note 2: It should be noted that an allocation has not yet been made for 2004 by the Department of Social and Family Affairs relating to the Free Travel Pass Scheme.
Note 3 : In addition €330,732 is being provided for the administration of the RTI by ADM
