Written answers
Wednesday, 26 July 2017
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Departmental Funding
Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail)
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1400. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of each body or organisation that is scheduled to receive in excess of €1 million from his Department's vote of expenditure or the group of votes of expenditure connected with his Department in 2017 for the provision of services by the body or the organisation concerned; the amount involved in each case; if there is a signed service level agreement in place in respect of the services to be carried out by these bodies or organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36165/17]
Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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As the Deputy may be aware details in relation to funding of Agencies under the aegis of this Department are available on page 227 of the 2017 Revised Estimate. The following table sets out the information as requested:
| Public Sector Body | Funding provided (€m) | Signed SLA in place |
|---|---|---|
| Shannon Group | 1.0 | No (but will be subject to an appropriate agreement) |
| Fáilte Ireland | 57.9 | Revised SLA being agreed |
| Sport Ireland | 59.0 | Revised SLA is currently with the Minister for approval. |
| Medical Bureau of Road Safety | 5.0 | Revised SLA being agreed |
| National Transport Authority | 461.0 | Yes |
| Tourism Ireland | 14.9 | N/A - North-South Body |
| Irish Rail (maintenance and improvement of railway infrastructure) | 158.77 | Signed contract in place |
| Transport Infrastructure Ireland | 515.0 | Revised SLA being agreed |
Organisation | Funding provided (€) | Signed SLA in place |
| Donegal Airport¹ | 22,500 | Signed contract in place |
| Knock Airport¹ | 1,109,430 | Signed contract in place |
| Kerry Airport¹ | 769,537 | Signed contract in place |
| Waterford Airport¹ | 39,330 | Signed contract in place |
| Stobart Air² | 7,600,000 | Signed contract in place |
¹Figures show funding allocated to date for these four regional airports; further allocations will be made before year-end.
²Stobart Air operate the PSO air services on the Donegal/Dublin and Kerry/Dublin routes under contract with Department; €7.6m is the estimate of the Exchequer cost in 2017 of subsidising these services.
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