Written answers
Wednesday, 27 September 2006
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Aquaculture Development
8:00 pm
John Perry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 856: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the funding which has been made available for aquaculture development in recent months; the way these projects will be funded; the projects which are getting funding; the funding which will be allocated to specific projects; the way it was decided which projects will get funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28841/06]
John Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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On 23 July this year, I announced approval for €13.3 million in grant aid for 44 projects in the Border, Midland and Western (BMW) and South and East (S and E) Regions under the Aquaculture Development Measure of the National Development Plan 2000-2006. These projects cover a wide range of activities such as the development of new species, expansion and modernisation of salmon and trout farms, together with expansion of shellfish farm facilities. The €13.3 million grant aid will support a total investment of approximately €29 million.
Private projects are normally co-funded at a grant aid rate of up to 45%, however, also included in my announcement, was €2 million which had been allocated to 7 specific projects under the Technical Environment Support Programme (TESP), which is a once-off initiative, with grant aid of up to 65% of eligible expenditure on qualifying projects. These projects are all aimed at achieving significant improvements in the environmental impact of the marine based salmonid sector, through improved levels of production efficiency. TESP forms part of the measures being implemented to restructure the sector during the period of the minimum import price trade protection measure.
Under the Measure, An Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) and Údarás na Gaeltachta make public calls for projects on an annual basis. Projects that fulfil the eligibility criteria are identified by the agencies and prioritised on the basis of their contribution to the achievement of the measure objectives. Those projects that meet the selection criteria are put forward by BIM and Údarás na Gaeltachta, for approval by the Aquaculture Selection Boards for the BMW and S and E regions.
Details of the individual projects are in the following tables.
| Applicant | Area | Project Description | Grant-Aid | Total Project Investment |
| € | € | |||
| Abalone Chonamara Teo. | Galway | The production of abalone in a land based re-circulation system | 274,178 | 609,281 |
| Ballybay Perch Ltd. | Monaghan | Establishment of a Perch farm | 298,669 | 663,708 |
| Bifand Ltd. | Galway | Improve the Environmental impact and competitiveness of a salmon farm | 136,760 | 210,399 |
| Boet Mor Seafood (Ireland) Ltd. | Galway | Expansion of an oyster farming project | 76,131 | 190,324 |
| Bord Iascaigh Mhara — Environmental & Quality Programme | Public | Extension for further year to operate an environmental & quality programme for Irish Aquaculture | 287,955 | 287,955 |
| Bord Iascaigh Mhara — Carrying capacity study | Public | Investigation into the carrying capacity of bay areas in Ireland in the BMW region | 250,000 | 250,000 |
| Bord Iascaigh Mhara — Regional Development Programme | Public | Extension for a further year of regional development programme for Aquaculture | 77,748 | 77,748 |
| Bradán Fanad Teo | Galway | Split between 2 projects to improve feeding efficiencies and reduce environmental impact | 762,753 | 1,569,730 |
| Carlingford Oyster Company Ltd. | Louth | Expansion & modernisation of the company's oyster farming operation | 74,419 | 186,046 |
| Celtic Atlantic Salmon (Ireland) Ltd. | Galway | Purchase of a feed barge, Spyball camera and a fish stunner to improve environmental impact and competitiveness of salmon farm | 299,451 | 460,693 |
| Cool Springs Arctic Charr Ltd. | Sligo | Establishment of an Arctic Charr farm | 223,345 | 496,322 |
| Crosserlough Fish Farm Ltd. | Cavan | Establishment of a Perch farm | 254,205 | 564,900 |
| Curraun Blue Ltd. | Mayo | Split between 2 projects in the development of organic sea reared rainbow trout | 231,538 | 375,941 |
| Donegal Aquaculture Services Ltd. | Donegal | Provision of grading, handling and dispatch services | 54,581 | 136,450 |
| Donegal Oceandeep Oysters Ltd. | Donegal | Expansion of oyster farming facilities | 152,077 | 380,190 |
| Donegal Oysters Ltd. | Donegal | Expansion of oyster farming facilities | 179,077 | 447,690 |
| EZO Teo | Mayo | The production of abalone in a land based re-circulation system | 548,508 | 1,218,905 |
| Feirm Farraige Oileán Chliara Teoranta | Clare Island | Split between 2 projects to expand & modernise salmon farming operation and purchase a Sea Cap feeding pontoon which along with associated equipment will improve environmental impact of operation | 1,078,788 | 2,225,759 |
| Foyle Fresh Seafoods Ltd. | Donegal | Purchase of equipment for the modernisation and development of the company's mussel farming business | 159,616 | 399,039 |
| Irish Ornamental Fish Farms Ltd. | Offaly | Expansion of an ornamental fish farming project | 289,440 | 643,200 |
| Killary Fjord Shellfish Ltd. | Galway | Development and modernisation of mussel farming facilities | 83,287 | 208,217 |
| Meitheal Éisc Teo. | Galway | Split between 2 projects to develop a salmon farm to produce organic salmon and reduce environmental impact | 1,644,211 | 3,567,848 |
| North West Shellfish Ltd. | Donegal | Expansion and modernisation of the company's scallop farming operation | 191,108 | 477,768 |
| Sliogéisc na Rossan Teo. | Donegal | Expansion of oyster farming facilities | 39,040 | 97,600 |
| Total | 7,666,885 | 15,745,713 |
| BMW Region | |||
| S&E Region | |||
| Applicant | Project Description | Grant Aid | Total Project Investment |
| € | € | ||
| Bantry Harbour Mussels Ltd. | Modernisation of a rope mussel farm | 98,092 | 245,227 |
| Bia Mara (Deise) Teo | Expansion of an oyster farming project | 277,658 | 694,142 |
| Bio Atlantis Ltd | Establishment of a mussel farm | 220,872 | 490,824 |
| Brandon Bay Seafoods (Ireland) Ltd. | Expansion of an abalone hatchery and on-growing facilities | 444,072 | 986,824 |
| Clune Fisheries Ltd. | Establishment of a perch farm | 349,650 | 777,000 |
| Dunmanus Bay Mussels Ltd. | Modernisation of a rope mussel | 106,798 | 266,992 |
| Feirm Éisc Cleire | Development of an Abalone Hatchery and grow-out facility | 979,323 | 2,176,272 |
| Iasc Sliogagh Dún Garbhain Teoranta | Expansion of an oyster farming project | 154,506 | 386,262 |
| IDAS Ltd. | Modernisation and development of a trout farm and hatchery | 299,256 | 748,140 |
| Kush Seafarms Ltd. | Modernisation and development of a rope mussel farm | 324,543 | 811,356 |
| Meitheal Trá na Rinne | Installation and up-grading of equipment for grading oysters | 54,640 | 136,600 |
| Mr. John Power | Purchase of a feeding boat to improve Feed Conversion ration thereby improving environmental impact and competitiveness of the trout farming operation. | 120,250 | 185,000 |
| P.K.A. Ltd. | Expansion of an oyster farming project | 135,349 | 338,370 |
| Saltspray Mussel Technology Ltd. | Modernisation of the company's mussel production facilities | 117,264 | 293,160 |
| Seal Harbour Enterprises Limited | Modernisation of a rope mussel production facility | 224,403 | 561,003 |
| Southward Limited | Development of rope mussel production facilities | 395,717 | 989,290 |
| Tadhg Ó Maoileoin | Expansion of oyster farm | 81,000 | 202,500 |
| Templenoe Oysters Ltd. | Expansion of an oyster farming project | 70,636 | 176,587 |
| Tower Aqua Products Limited | Establishment of an abalone on-growing farm | 965,879 | 2,146,397 |
| Utterly Oysters Ltd. | Development of an oyster farm at Ballymacoda Bay | 205,023 | 512,556 |
| TOTAL | 5,624,931 | 13,124,502 |
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