Written answers
Tuesday, 11 December 2007
Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
Departmental Expenditure
9:00 pm
Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 602: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the breakdown of the funding provided by his Department to the islands within the remit of the local authority of Donegal County Council of a capital funding of €35,167.25 and a current expenditure of €287,947.05 for the year 2007; and ifhe will make a statement on the matter. [34393/07]
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The details sought by the Deputy in regard to the capital expenditure payments of €35,167.25 to date in 2007 are as follows:
| € | |
| Playground on Oileán Thoraí | 35,000.00 |
| Waste management on Oileán Thoraí | 167.25 |
The details in regard to the current expenditure of €287,947.05 to date in 2007 relate to subsidised ferry services to Toraigh and Árainn Mhór, as follows:
| € | |
| Turasmara Teo (Oileán Thoraí) | 130,460.34 |
| Maoin na Farraige Teo (Árainn Mhór) | 157,486.71 |
Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 603: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will provide a breakdown of the funding provided by his Department to the islands within the remit of the local authority of Mayo County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34420/07]
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The details sought by the Deputy in regard to capital expenditure payments in 2007 to date are as follows:
| € | |
| Inis Bigil cablecar | 47,250.60 |
| Pier improvement works on Inishturk and Clare Island | 26,549.44 |
In addition, a sum of €318,853.41 in current expenditure has been paid to date in 2007 in respect of subsidised ferry services to Clare Island, Inishturk and Inis Bigil as follows:
| € | |
| O'Malley Ferries (Clare) | 60,958.37 |
| Clare Island & Clew Bay Cruises (Inishturk) | 242,000.04 |
| Erris Local Development (Inis Bigil) | 15,895.00 |
Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 604: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will provide a breakdown of the funding provided by his Department to the islands within the remit of the local authority of Galway County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34421/07]
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Capital funding of €11,327,124 was paid by my Department in 2007 to date in relation to islands in Co Galway. The relevant details are set out in Table 1. In addition, a sum of €2,649,687 in current expenditure has been paid by my Department in 2007 to date in respect of the provision of subsidised transport services to na hOileáin Árann and Inishboffin. The relevant details are set out in Table 2.
| Table 1: Capital funding paid by the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs in 2007 to date in relation to islands in Co Galway | |
| € | |
| Inis Mór | |
| Improvements and maintenance at the old Cill Rónáin pier | 144,888.00 |
| Upgrade of county council roads and spaces for traffic to pass | 20,000.00 |
| Upgrade of non-county council roads | 20,000.00 |
| Village renewal at Cill Ronáin | 9,574.00 |
| Kerosene/diesel distribution service | 53,056.70 |
| Improvements to marine facilities at Cill Ronáin | 9,272.70 |
| New surface on road from vocational school to pier/airport | 814.00 |
| Improvements to non-county council roads | 34,027.00 |
| Improvements to the cemetery at Cill Rónáin | 501.00 |
| Inis Meáin | |
| Improvements to Caladh Mór pier | 5,118,126.47 |
| Upgrade of roads | 49,418.00 |
| Inis Oírr | |
| Upgrade of non-county council roads | 1,713.00 |
| Environmental impact statement and licence | 112,009.70 |
| Improvements to the main roads | 49,684.00 |
| Playground | 38,206.40 |
| Inis Bó Finne | |
| Improvements to the road at Cluain Mór | 344.00 |
| Purchase of land for Clifden airstrip | 474,112.84 |
| New surface on county council road | 14,965.00 |
| Strengthen road at Day's Hotel | 12,631.00 |
| Improvements to building on Cleggan pier | 784.00 |
| Widening of the Pound Road | 14,040.00 |
| Inishboffin Community Centre | 61,090.23 |
| New surface on county council road from East to West Quarter | 919.00 |
| Inishboffin Airstrip | 1,206,836.18 |
| Consultancy — Inishboffin Airstrip | 20,328.00 |
| Ecological study at Inishboffin Airstrip | 1,028.50 |
| Wall at An Cladach ó Dheas | 23,942.00 |
| Ambulance and essential equipment | 48,308.00 |
| Costal protection at Chladach ó Dheas, necessary improvements to old pier and building of new slipway | 3,752,667.01 |
| General | |
| Temporary engineer to supervise works to piers at Cill Ronáin, Caladh Mór, Inis Oírr and Inishboffin, in addition to Inishboffin Airstrip | 20,723.37 |
| Ro-Ro study | 13,113.80 |
| Table 2: Current funding paid by the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs in 2007 to date in relation to transport services to islands in Co Galway | |
| € | |
| Island Ferries Teo | 592,400.08 |
| Lasta Mara Teo | 841,000.00 |
| Inishboffin Island Discovery Ltd | 203,600.84 |
| Aer Arann | 833,154.00 |
| Údarás na Gaeltachta | 179,532.37 |
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