Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 291: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the extent of EU financial aid received for major or minor road works, rail or bus services or installations in each of the past 10 years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47222/08]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 292: To ask the Minister for Transport the extent of EU funding received for the provision of road, rail, air and sea-port transport or installations in the past 20 years to date in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47223/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 291 and 292 together.

Ireland has received a substantial level of EU aid for the transport sector over the past 20 years under a number of Operational Programmes for which my Department has responsibility. The total sum of EU aid involved (€2,820m) has been a major contributory factor to the provision of key infrastructure and economic development in Ireland and the importance of the EU contribution is fully recognised and has been acknowledged. Full details of the Programmes concerned, the current status of each Programme and the total amount of EU aid received was provided in response to a similar question tabled by Deputy John O'Mahony on Tuesday, 5th February 2008. A copy of that reply is attached for the information of the Deputy. A copy of the detailed follow-up data referred to in that reply will be sent to the Deputy in the near future.

EU funding for transport projects was also received under various other Programmes including a number of INTERREG Programmes, the Peace Programme and the Cohesion Fund 1993-2003. EU funding for local and regional roads has also been received under the Regional Operational Programmes for the Border, Midlands and Western Region (BMW) and the Southern and Eastern Region (S&E). My Department does not have lead responsibility for any of these Programmes.