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Regional Aid

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 15 October 2020

Thursday, 15 October 2020

Ceisteanna (146)

Louise O'Reilly

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146. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the value of regional aid granted under the regional aid guidelines granted by her Department or agencies under the remit of her Department in each of the past seven years; the value by county or lowest possible NUTS level over the period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30907/20]

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I am advised that two agencies under the remit of my Department – Údarás na Gaeltachta and Fáilte Ireland – have engaged in expenditure under the Regional Aid (Industry and Services) Scheme General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER) 2014-2020, during the period in question. As the Deputy will be aware it is not possible to provide information by county or NUTS, as all aid is reported at aggregate level for a Scheme under the GBER.

Details in respect of aid granted by Údarás Na Gaeltachta are set out in the table below.

Year

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Value of aid

Scheme launched

€2.46m

€2.21m

€3.3m

€2.18m

€2.52m

Not yet available

With specific regard to any regional aid that Fáilte Ireland has granted through its tourism capital grants schemes under the Regional Aid Investment category of the General Block Exemption Regulation(GBER) Rules during the period in question, I am referring the Deputy’s question to Fáilte Ireland as an operational matter for direct reply to the Deputy. Please contact my private office if you have not received a reply within ten working days.

A referred reply was forwarded to the Deputy under Standing Order 51.
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