Written answers

Wednesday, 18 September 2013

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Capital Programme Expenditure

Photo of Jim DalyJim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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1664. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will detail by name, location and cost the number of capital projects funded by his Department for each of the past five years to date in tabular form in an area (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37968/13]

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Details of the relevant capital projects funded by my Department are as follows:

Sustainable Transport

Project NameLocationCountyGrant Amount (€)StatusFunding Initiative
2012
Cork County Council
Bandon; Fermoy; Kinsale; YoughalCork60,000completedActive Travel Towns Development of Walking and Cycling Strategies 2012
2013
Cork to Kinsale
Specialist structural engineering evaluation of Chetwynd and Halfway Viaducts and Ballinhassig railway tunnelCork30,000OngoingNCN Seed Funding 2013

Maritime Transport

Grants for remedial works at Kinsale Harbour to facilitate transfer to local authority control.


Year

Paid to

Amount €

2008

Kinsale Harbour Commissioners

349,795

2009

Kinsale Harbour Commissioners

401,731

2010

Kinsale Harbour Commissioners

403,453

2011

Kinsale Harbour Commisioners

1,271,671

2012

Cork County Council

1,021,117

Sport

Details on Sports Capital Programme allocations in 2012 and in previous years are available on the Department's website. There have been no Sports Capital Programme allocations to organisations in Co. Cork in 2013.

Roads

In relation to national road projects, as Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. The construction, improvement and maintenance of individual national roads is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Details of allocations for regional and local road projects are available from the Dáil Library.

Tourism

With regard to capital expenditure on tourism-related projects, the matter raised is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland.

Noting the above in relation to the Roads and Tourism projects, I have referred the Deputy’s questions to the National Roads Authority (NRA ) and Fáilte Ireland for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within 10 working days.  

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