Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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Question 721: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of money applied for by the Government under the TEN-T 2009 programme; the amount drawn down; the projects for which they were drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29349/12]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The Government itself has not applied for funding under the TENT Programme (2007-2013) given the nature of the programme. However, a number of state agencies have sought and been approved funding for single projects or as part of transnational consortia since the programme commenced in 2007.

The single largest project is the DART Underground / Dublin Interconnector project which was identified as part of a Priority Project. EU funding of €10m was approved towards the design and development process, geotechnical investigations and various surveys and studies that include topographical surveys, condition surveys, archaeological surveys and utility surveys. Most of the work for which funding was granted has already been completed and €5.5m has been claimed to date. A list of other TENT projects with Irish consortia members / participants is set out hereunder. More details on the individual projects is available on the Ten-t agency website (web address: http://tentea.ec.europa.eu/en/ten-t_projects/ten-t_projects_by_country/ireland/). According to Commission published figures, the drawdown for Ireland under the Trans European Networks heading (which also includes Trans European Energy projects) of the EU budget from 2007 to 2010 was €22.8m.