Robert Troy
Ceist:211. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding awards that the Trans-European Transport Network has made to Irish ports in each year since 2007. [48594/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 16 November 2017
Ceisteanna (211, 217, 218)
Robert Troy
Ceist:217. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding awards that the Connecting Europe facility has made to Irish ports in each year since 2007. [48600/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraRobert Troy
Ceist:218. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications that his Department has made to the Trans-European Transport Network and the Connecting Europe facility on behalf of Irish ports since 2007, by year and port. [48601/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
I propose to take Questions Nos. 211, 217 and 218 together.
Port Companies apply directly to the EU for funding following calls for proposals under the Trans European Network (TEN-T) and Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) and my Department endorses these applications.
Applications are processed by the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) and details of successful projects are available on their website.
Successful TEN-T project awards are publicly available at: https://ec.europa.eu/inea/ten-t/ten-t-projects/projects-by-country/ireland.
And successful CEF project awards are publicly available at: https://ec.europa.eu/inea/en/connecting-europe-facility/cef-transport/projects-by-country/ireland.
Dublin Port Company submitted an application for TEN-T funding in 2013 but the application was unsuccessful. A further application for funding for studies relating to the Alexander Basin Redevelopment Project was made in 2014 and was successful. The port was awarded a 50% grant up to a maximum of €2,464,000. In 2015, the port submitted an application for CEF funding for the works element of this project and was awarded €22,782,055.
In 2013, the Port of Cork Company applied for funding for studies in relation to the Redevelopment of Ringaskiddy and was awarded €1,842,000. In 2015, the port was successful in a CEF application for the works element of the project and was awarded €12,736,001.
In addition, the Port of Cork was one of a number of parties to, but not the main applicant, of the Installation of gas and water cleaning system for the upgrade of the Arch Atlantic project, in 2014. The project application over 2015-2018 was for a study with up to 50% co-funding. The port received €25,000 for this project.
Shannon Foynes port submitted an application for TEN-T funding in 2013 but was unsuccessful. The port made two further applications for CEF funding in 2015 and both were successful. The first was in respect of a Jetty Enhancement for Sea Port Infrastructure Connectivity(JESPIC) project where the port was awarded a 20% works grant, up to a maximum of €2,400,000. The second related to Connecting International Sea Cargo to the Irish Rail Network (CISCIRN) where the port was awarded a 50% studies grant, up to a maximum of €800,000.
The port submitted an application for CEF blended funding in 2017 for a Capacity Extension at Shannon Foynes (CESF) for a 20% works blended grant up to a maximum of €5,377,000. This is currently in the INEA evaluation process.