Written answers

Thursday, 6 July 2006

Department of Transport

National Development Plan

6:00 pm

Photo of Richard BrutonRichard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 464: To ask the Minister for Transport the major projects or programmes funded under the National Development Plan; the physical indicators of the output of these projects and programmes; and the way in which these outputs compare to the original targets. [27890/06]

Photo of Martin CullenMartin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is the Managing Authority for the Economic and Social Infrastructure Operational Programme (ESIOP), which is one of the programmes being assisted by the EU under the current National Development Plan. The sectors of the Operational Programme for which bodies under the aegis of my Department have responsibility are national roads and public transport. The most recent information on the physical outputs in relation to the indicators for each of these sectors is included in the ESIOP Progress Report on Implementation to end 2005. In this regard, I wish to advise the Deputy that a copy of the report may be viewed on my Department's website: www.transport.ie. Details of the original targets are contained in the original Programme Complement, prepared in relation to the ESIOP, which may be viewed on the National Development Plan website, www.ndp.ie.

In relation to maritime transport, funding is available under the Seaports Infrastructure and Capacity Submeasure of the National Development Plan 2000-2006. The objective of the Seaports Measure is to provide grants for the commercial ports sector for new infrastructure needed for growth where deficiencies have been identified/projected and also for upgrading existing infrastructure.

Total expenditure for 11 projects is projected to be €86.32 million, of which €24.70 represents grant aid. To date, grant aid expenditure is €14.533. Two projects have already been completed. A number of projects will continue to the end of 2006, with a projected remaining grant aid expenditure of €10.06.

As the programme remains ongoing, the final outputs from the projects cannot yet be quantified, but the Department will carry out a review of progress against targets at the closure of the programme. The Department reports, on a bi-annual basis, to the Southern and Eastern Regional Assembly and the Border, Midlands and Western Regional Assembly in respect of performance indicators, based on the number of projects completed, the number of ports improved and the volume increase in tonnage from the projects.

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