Written answers
Thursday, 17 December 2009
Department of Transport
Departmental Expenditure
6:00 pm
Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 161: To ask the Minister for Transport the funding that has been allocated to the Road Safety Authority under budget 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48001/09]
Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The 2010 capital allocation for the Road Safety Authority is €200,000. The current expenditure allocation for the same year is being finalised to take account of the pay savings announced on Budget Day.
Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 162: To ask the Minister for Transport the allocation for regional airports and for aviation public service obligations under budget 2010; the way in which this figure compares to the allocations for 2005 to 2009, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48002/09]
Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department provides financial support to six regional airports in the State: Ireland West Airport Knock, Kerry Airport, Waterford South East Regional Airport, Donegal Airport, Sligo Airport and Galway Airport for airport capital development and operations, as well as Public Service Obligation (PSO) air services connecting these regional airports other than Waterford and Derry Airport to Dublin Airport. The total capital and current expenditure for the years 2005 to 2009 as well as the allocation for 2010 are set out in the following table.
| Spent 2005 | Spent 2006 | Spent 2007 | Spent 2008 | Spent 2009 | Allocation 2010 | |
| Capital Expenditure | €1,700,000 | €800,962 | €1,503,170 | €9,024,000 | €4,714,773 | €3,000,000 |
| Current Expenditure including PSO Air Serviceand operational subvention payments | €21,408,163 | €17,186,000 | €17,748,000 | €18,040,459 | €18,115,758 | €16,926,000 |
As regards current spending on PSO Air Services, the spending for the years 2005 to 2009 and allocation for 2010 are as follows:
| Spent 2005 | Spent 2006 | Spent 2007 | Spent 2008 | Spent 2009 | Allocation 2010 | |
| PSO Air Services | €19,202,000 | €15,522,000 | €15,484,000 | €15,300,000 | €14,770,758 | €15,229,496 |
The 2010 allocation for the PSO Air Services allows for the continuation of contracted services next year.
My Department also provides cross-border funding to Derry City Council for a runway safety project at City of Derry Airport. This is a co-funding arrangement agreed by the Irish and UK Governments. So far, the two Governments have each paid £6.05m Sterling (€7.57m) towards the cost of this project. A balance of £1.09m Sterling (€1.26m) is payable in 2010.
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