Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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Question 529: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of the successful projects funded by the smarter travel project fund in 2010, including the name of applicants, the level of funding provided and a summary of each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24629/11]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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A short description of each of 31 projects that were approved under the Smarter Travel Project Fund early in 2010 is available at www.smartertravel.ie/Smarter-Travel-Project-Fund/Funded-projects. One further project, led by County Sligo Leader Partnership, which explores synergies and seeks opportunities to support the integration of transport services in Counties Sligo and Leitrim between the Rural Transport Programme, the Health Services Executive and the Irish Wheelchair Association, was approved later in the year and the web page is being updated to include this project.

The following payments were made in respect of projects under the Smarter Travel Projects Fund in 2010.

Frank Feighan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 531: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent of subventions to Iarnród Éireann, Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus and public service obligation to all airports and other entities of any for 2010; and if not, the same for 2009. [24650/11]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Exchequer subvention paid in respect of Public Service Obligation services to the CIÉ companies for 2009 and 2010 is as follows:

Exchequer subvention paid in respect of Public Service Obligation services to the CIÉ companies for 2009 and 2010 is as follows:

Subvention in relation to PSO air services to regional airports, as paid to the relevant contracted airline, is set out in the following table. The contract year for the PSO air service during the period in question was from 21 July to 22 July each year.

Contract Amounts, per contract year

The Sligo/Donegal and Knock/Derry routes were operated under a combined contract. The PSO Contract in respect of the Kerry/Dublin route ceased with effect from 13 November 2010.