David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 693: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the proposals and their cost that have been submitted to his Department under the Gateway Innovation Fund; when he expects the evaluation and decision-making process to be completed in relation to each of these proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6854/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Following the Call for Proposals under the competitive €300 million Gateway Innovation Fund (GIF) which issued in June 2007, proposals from all nine National Spatial Strategy gateways were received by the closing date of 15 November 2007.

These proposals, seeking some €720 million in total funding under the GIF, are currently being evaluated against the criteria set down in the Call for Proposals by the GIF Management Committee which consists of representatives of my Department and the Department of Finance (with appropriate input from other Departments and agencies as required). Goodbody Economic Consultants have been commissioned to assist in the evaluation process.

The Committee will report and make recommendations to the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance and to me as soon as possible, and we will jointly bring our recommendations to Government.