Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 January 2017
1580. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline all funding announcements made by him or by his Department for projects in County Mayo since January 2015, in tabular form; the details of each project; the status of the project at 31 December 2016; the amount of funding drawn down at 31 December 2016; and the reason for the delay in the project or funding drawdown. [1067/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads in Mayo is the statutory responsibility of Mayo County Council, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from the Council's own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection, the prioritisation and subsequent progression of works to be funded is also a matter for the Council. Details of the regional and local road grant allocations and payments for 2015 and 2016 to Mayo County Council are outlined in the regional and local road grant allocation and payment booklets which are available in the Dáil Library. The Minister will announce the 2017 regional and local road grant allocations in the coming weeks. While my Department provides funding for investment in tourism to Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland it is not directly involved in providing or approving funding to specific projects firms or individuals.
Details of all allocations and payments under the Sports Capital Programme, including those referred to by the Deputy, are available on the Department’s website www.dttas.ie. For a variety of reasons it can take grantees a number of years to draw down grants.
The following table are funding announcements and grant payments in 2015 and 2016 to Ireland West Airport Knock (IWAK) and Coast Guard Station Westport.
|
Funding Announcement |
Details of Project |
Project Status |
Amount drawn at 31 December 2016 |
Reason for delay Project or funding draw down |
|
No announcement (Funding allocation communicated to IWAK on 20 November 2015) |
Grant aid for safety/security investments at IWAK |
Completed |
€564,622 |
N/A |
|
23 December 2015 |
Grant aid towards safety/security operational costs at IWAK |
Completed |
€598,349 |
N/A |
|
20 April 2016 |
Grant aid for safety/security investments at IWAK |
Completed |
€764,609 |
N/A |
|
14 September 2016 |
Grant aid for safety/security investments at IWAK |
Completed (except for one project - runway lighting fixtures and fittings). |
€1,201,045 |
IWAK encountered a delay in delivery of runway lighting equipment from overseas -will be delivered and paid for in early 2017 |
|
22 December 2016 |
Grant aid towards safety/security operational costs at IWAK |
Completed |
€967,765 |
N/A |
|
Coast Guard Station Westport (Mayo News 2/2/16) |
Boathouse and Vehicle Store and Accommodation Block |
Planning Stage |
Nil |
No Delay |
