Written answers

Thursday, 2 April 2009

Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

Rural Transport

5:00 pm

Photo of Frank FeighanFrank Feighan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 180: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if funding has been allocated for continuing the evening rural transport service in the seven pilot schemes selected; and the amount of funding that has been allocated to each scheme. [13951/09]

Photo of Éamon Ó CuívÉamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Funding as outlined in the following table was allocated to continue the evening rural transport service until the end of March 2009 as an interim measure to allow for the completion of a review of the scheme.

RTP ProjectAllocation Jan – Mar 2009
Avondhu22,250
West Cork33,000
County Sligo24,500
Laois13,500
Meath / Kilnaleck34,250
Tumna Shannon11,250
MFG11,250
Total150,000

I have agreed additional funding of €50k, to be administered by Pobal, to continue the scheme to the end of April 2009 pending my consideration of the review recently completed by my officials.

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