Written answers
Tuesday, 23 May 2023
Department of An Taoiseach
Departmental Expenditure
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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139. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide a breakdown of money that has already been spent by the shared island unit on projects under its remit, by year, to date. [24039/23]
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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140. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide a breakdown of the money that has already been spent by the shared island unit in each jurisdiction on projects under its remit, by year, to date. [24041/23]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 139 and 140 together.
Expenditure incurred directly by the Shared Island unit, the Department of the Taoiseach, relates primarily to the Shared Island research programme and dialogue series. Expenditure by year to date is set out in tabular form below.
This administrative expenditure by the unit is mainly in this jurisdiction, with the research programme work typically involving North/South or East/West research collaboration. Furthermore, two of the Shared Island dialogue events were convened in Northern Ireland to date.
Concerning the bulk of the Shared Island Fund expenditure, following Government decisions on allocations, individual projects are then taken forward by the relevant Government Ministers and Department. Fund allocations are made to and managed within Departmental Votes. In many cases, projects are progressed with funding from a number of sources, including Departmental or Agency resources, and/or with contributions from counterparts in Northern Ireland, the UK Government, or by Local Authority partners.
A full list of Shared Island Fund allocations is also provided in tabular form below.
| Shared Island unit expenditure(Costs related to the Shared Island unit are covered within the administrative budget for the Department of the Taoiseach, as set out in the published Revised Estimates Volume each year.) | |
|---|---|
| 2023 (January-April)* | |
| Research programme | €4,080.00 |
| Dialogue series | €929.88 |
| Admin (office equipment, IT, postal and telecommunications, travel and subsistence) | €10,503.63 |
| 2023* - payments pending for research and dialogue activity to date | €15,513.51 |
| 2022 | |
| Research programme (including with Economic and Social Research Institute, National Economic and Social Council, Irish Research Council, Standing Conference on Teacher Education North and South) | €620,000.00 |
| Dialogue series (of which €44,999.51 was for dialogue events held in Northern Ireland) | €211,845.69 |
| Admin (office equipment, IT, postal and telecommunications, travel and subsistence) | €29,557.46 |
| 2022 total | €861,403.15 |
| 2021 | |
| Research programme (including with Economic and Social Research Institute, National Economic and Social Council, Irish Research Council, Standing Conference on Teacher Education North and South) | €344,520.25 |
| Dialogue series (held online given public health requirements) | €50,414.70 |
| Admin (office equipment and IT, postal and telecommunications, travel and subsistence) | €10,360.14 |
| 2021 total | €405,295.09 |
| 2020 | |
| Research programme | €0.00 |
| Dialogue series (held online given public health requirements) | €17,813.80 |
| Admin (office equipment and IT, postal and telecommunications, travel and subsistence) | €18,290.03 |
| 2020 total | €36,103.83 |
| Shared Island Fund allocations (€m) as at May 2023 |
|---|
| Phases 2 and 3 of the Ulster Canal restoration contribution - €47m Taken forward by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage |
| Bringing the Narrow Water Bridge project to tender stage - €3m Taken forward by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage |
| North South Research Programme contribution (funding rounds 1 and 2, 2022-2027) - €50m Taken forward by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science |
| All-Island Co-Centres for Research and Innovation contribution - €20m Taken forward by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science |
| Electric Vehicle charging point scheme for Sports Clubs across the island - €15m Taken forward by the Minister for Transport |
| Shared Island dimension to Community Climate Action Programme - €3m Taken forward by the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications |
| Shared Island Local Authority development funding scheme - €5m Taken forward by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage |
| All-island biodiversity actions on peatlands restoration and biosecurity - €11m Taken forward by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage |
| Shared Island Civic Society Fund contribution - €2m Taken forward by the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Shared Island dimension to Creative Ireland and cultural heritage projects - €8m Taken forward by the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media |
| All-Island arts capital investment projects - €7.4m Taken forward by the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media |
| Cross-border tourism brand collaboration and marketing initiative - €7.6m Taken forward by the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media |
| Cross-border innovation hub - €12m Taken forward by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage |
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