Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 September 2011
529 Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of the successful projects funded by the smarter travel project fund in 2010, including the name of applicants, the level of funding provided and a summary of each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24629/11]
Amharc ar fhreagraA short description of each of 31 projects that were approved under the Smarter Travel Project Fund early in 2010 is available at www.smartertravel.ie/Smarter-Travel-Project-Fund/Funded-projects. One further project, led by County Sligo Leader Partnership, which explores synergies and seeks opportunities to support the integration of transport services in Counties Sligo and Leitrim between the Rural Transport Programme, the Health Services Executive and the Irish Wheelchair Association, was approved later in the year and the web page is being updated to include this project.
The following payments were made in respect of projects under the Smarter Travel Projects Fund in 2010.
|
Grantee |
Project |
Paid 2010 € |
|
Cork City Council |
Cork Walks Development |
50,000.00 |
|
Dept of Economics NUI Galway |
Galway-Moycullen greenway feasibility |
85.11 |
|
Dingle Cycling Club |
Promotion of cycling |
4,792.00 |
|
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council |
Cycleability review |
32,948.30 |
|
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council |
Staff training |
3,750.00 |
|
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council |
The Metals walking and cycling route |
202,000.00 |
|
Dublin Cycling Campaign |
Bikeability map |
12,500.00 |
|
Dundalk Town Council |
Walking and cycling to schools |
21,250.01 |
|
Eircom |
Integrating electric vehicles into their fleet |
374,937.36 |
|
Fingal County Council |
Skerries Balbriggan cycle route |
126,389.62 |
|
Galway Chamber of Commerce |
Cycle parking fund |
17,239.13 |
|
Galway Chamber of Commerce |
Workplace cycle champions |
610.00 |
|
Galway Cycling Campaign |
Cycling in Galway |
27,282.28 |
|
IHT (AECOM) |
Personalised Travel Plan pilot Raheen |
35,000.00 |
|
Iompair Mhaigh Eo |
Mayo, a Smarter Travel County |
25,791.76 |
|
James Leahy |
Now what? Remaking the modern suburb |
11,955.72 |
|
Kerry Bicycle Festival |
2 week festival |
9,523.73 |
|
Laois Sports Partnership Ltd |
Laois Smarter Travel |
13,000.00 |
|
County Sligo Leader Partnership |
Smarter Travel Sligo/Leitrim |
112,553.59 |
|
Leitrim County Council |
Cycleways Carrick-on-Shannon |
577,004.12 |
|
Longford Local Sports Partnership |
Cycle safe post primary training |
4,290.00 |
|
Meath County Council |
Stamullen Cycle lane |
9,982.50 |
|
Meath Local Sports Partnership |
Smarter Travel Meath |
16,992.00 |
|
Roscommon Community Fora |
Access to information and services |
8,650.00 |
|
Sligo County Council |
Modal shift visible approach |
38,885.93 |
|
Tipperary Energy Agency |
Eco-driving in local authority fleets |
17,424.00 |
|
Tipperary Institute |
Pro.motion plus |
41,500.00 |
|
University College Cork |
Campus bike |
11,030.45 |
|
Westmeath County Council |
Active Travel Mullingar |
110,792.37 |
531 Deputy Frank Feighan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent of subventions to Iarnród Éireann, Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus and public service obligation to all airports and other entities of any for 2010; and if not, the same for 2009. [24650/11]
Amharc ar fhreagraExchequer subvention paid in respect of Public Service Obligation services to the CIÉ companies for 2009 and 2010 is as follows:
|
2009 |
2010 |
|
|
Iarnród Éireann |
€170.624m |
€155.137m |
|
Bus Éireann |
€49.365m |
€45.039m |
|
Bus Átha Cliath |
€83.199m |
€75.682m |
Subvention in relation to PSO air services to regional airports, as paid to the relevant contracted airline, is set out in the following table. The contract year for the PSO air service during the period in question was from 21 July to 22 July each year.
Contract Amounts, per contract year
|
Route |
Jul 08 to Jul 09 |
Jul 09 to Jul 10 |
Jul 10 to Jul 11 |
|
Galway/Dublin |
€3,271,344 |
€3,314,239 |
€3,430,810 |
|
Kerry/Dublin |
€1,750,000 |
€1,750,000 |
€546,575 |
|
Sligo/Donegal/Dublin |
€5,378,689 |
€5,639,552 |
€5,906,329 |
|
Knock/Derry/ Dublin |
€3,837,595 |
€4,336,272 |
€4,476,736 |
|
€14,237,628 |
€15,040,063 |
€14,360,450 |
The Sligo/Donegal and Knock/Derry routes were operated under a combined contract. The PSO Contract in respect of the Kerry/Dublin route ceased with effect from 13 November 2010.
