Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 252: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the grant assistance paid in respect of a company (details supplied); the year in which that assistance was paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4230/08]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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In 2000, responsibility for funding the provision of air services to the Aran Islands was transferred from Údarás na Gaeltachta to my Department. Subsequent to this, in 2002, a Public Service Obligation was introduced on the Aran Islands-Galway/Na Mine air route in line with EU rules and, since then, the company to which the Deputy refers has succeeded in winning the publicly tendered contract to provide the service on two occasions.

A breakdown of assistance provided by my Department to the said company in respect of the provision of these services for the period 2000-07 is given in the table below:

Information in regard to assistance provided by Údarás na Gaeltachta is published in that organisation's Annual Report and Accounts which, under sections 18 and 19 of the Údarás na Gaeltachta Act 1979, are laid annually before each of the Houses of the Oireachtas.