Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 29 February 2024
164. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of all EU funding made available to his Department which has not yet been allocated; and the purpose for which this funding has been made available by the EU. [9816/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Department of Transport does not have any unallocated EU funding. All EU funding provided to the Department has been allocated for a specific purpose. This includes the following agreed funding:
• National Resilience and Recovery Programme (NRRP) Funding (€71.92m) which is allocated to the Cork Commuter Rail project;
• Shared Island funding (€7m) and EU Just Transition Fund (EUJTF) funding (€6.8m) which is allocated to EV Infrastructure projects;
• EU Just Transition Funding (€1.650m) which is allocated to Rural Transport Projects;
• RePowerEU funding (€56m) which will be allocated to the Electrification works at Drogheda train station to facilitate the charging of battery electric trains.
