Pádraic McCormack (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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Question 252: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if grant aid is available from his Department to purchasers of schooner sailing boats between 18 m and 20 m for the provision of pleasure sailing craft. [12858/05]

Pat Gallagher (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The Department has no funds available to grant aid the purchasers of schooner sailing boats, regardless of length, for the provision of pleasure sailing craft. An Bord Iascaigh Mhara, BIM, provides grant aid towards the introduction of new purpose built and suitable modern second hand vessels where these vessels are exclusively engaged in sea angling and marine tourism-related activities. A mandatory criterion of the BIM scheme is that the vessels must be less than 15 m in length overall. Full details of the fisheries inshore diversification and safety programme are available at www.bim.ie.