Written answers
Wednesday, 1 March 2006
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Tourism Promotion
9:00 pm
Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 129: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if funding announced was ever sanctioned and awarded towards a project (details supplied) in County Mayo; the position on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8454/06]
John Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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The Mullet Peninsula project group was set up in 2001 by the then Minister for Marine and Natural Resources, Deputy Fahey, as a pilot project to devise a strategy for the development of sustainable marine based tourism in the Mullet Peninsula, County Mayo. The project was allocated a budget of €127,000 for 2002, of which this Department was to provide some €32,000. The balance of funding was to be provided by other State agencies involved in the project. The project group claimed and was paid €4,471.59 from the Department in 2002. I understand that while a number of meetings of the group were held in 2002, it did not prove possible for its work to be completed and no further expenses were incurred.
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