Written answers
Tuesday, 5 November 2024
Department of An Taoiseach
Departmental Programmes
Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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57. To ask the Taoiseach to provide an overview of the shared island programme since its launch in 2020, including the funding provided to each project and the initiatives supported, in tabular form. [43716/24]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The Government continues to prioritise and progress the Shared Island initiative, working with all communities and political traditions for a shared future, underpinned by the Good Friday Agreement.
Since the launch of the Shared Island initiative in 2020, over €500m has been committed to a range of major cross-border projects and programmes, delivered in cooperation with the Northern Ireland Executive, and with Local Authority, Education and Civil Society partners across the island. A full list of Shared Island Fund allocations to date is provided in tabular form.
Inclusive dialogue with all communities and political traditions is central to our approach on Shared Island. On 10 October, I launched a new Future Takes online interview series as part of the wide-ranging Shared Island Dialogue series. 15 artists and civic leaders from across this island and beyond, give their view on how, at this moment of opportunity and potential, we achieve more fully the promise of the Good Friday Agreement. On 20 September, I launched the Shared Island Youth Forum’s statement of vision and values for a shared future on the island. The Youth Forum’s work will inform and inspire how the Shared Island initiative develops further as we work for a shared, and more reconciled society on this island.
The Shared Island Unit is also continuing its research programme to deepen understanding of the island as a whole in economic, social, cultural, and political terms. The most recent Shared Island research by the Economic and Social Research Institute was published on 18 October on Drivers of Income Inequality in Ireland and Northern Ireland. All Shared Island research is published and available at to view at:
www.gov.ie/en/publication/645ff-shared-island-research
Tabular information
| Shared Island Fund allocations as of November 2024 |
|---|
| Development of two new all-island bioeconomy demonstrator facilities - €7m Taken forward by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine in cooperation with Executive counterpart |
| Pilot cooperation programme on educational attainment - €24m Taken forward by the Minister for Education in cooperation with Executive counterpart |
| Shared Island Enterprise scheme - €30m Taken forward by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in cooperation with Executive counterpart |
| Shared Island dimension to Community Climate Action Programme - €3m Taken forward by the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications |
| Shared Island Civic Society Fund - €2m (total €3m fund including D/FA contribution) Taken forward by the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| North South Research Programme contribution (rounds 1 and 2, 2022-2027) - €50m Taken forward by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science |
| Ulster University - new teaching and student services building in Derry - €44.5m Taken forward by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research Innovation and Science in cooperation with Executive counterpart and Ulster University |
| All-Island Co-Centres for Research and Innovation contribution - €20m Taken forward by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in cooperation with Executive and UK Government counterparts |
| Construction of respite and therapeutic centre for children diagnosed with cancer from across the island - €2.5m Taken forward by the Minister for Health |
| Construction of the Narrow Water Bridge - €107m plus VAT. Taken forward by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in cooperation with Executive counterpart |
| Phases 2 and 3 Ulster Canal restoration contribution - €47m Taken forward by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in cooperation with Executive counterpart |
| Cross-border innovation hub - €12m - Taken forward by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in cooperation with Local Authority partners |
| All-island peatlands and biosecurity projects - €11m Taken forward by Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in cooperation with Executive and Scottish Government counterparts |
| Shared Island Local Authority development funding scheme - €5m Taken forward by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage |
| Renewed visitor experience at the Battle of the Boyne site - €10m Taken forward by the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works |
| Casement Park redevelopment contribution - €50m Taken forward by Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media in cooperation with Executive counterpart |
| Shared Island dimension to Creative Ireland and cultural heritage projects - €8m Taken forward by the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media |
| Tourism brand collaboration project - €7.6m Taken forward by Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media in cooperation with Executive counterpart |
| All-Island arts capital investment projects - €7.4m Taken forward by the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media in cooperation with Executive counterpart |
| Electric Vehicle charging point scheme for Sports Clubs across the island - €15m Taken forward by the Minister for Transport |
| Introduction of an hourly rail service between Dublin and Belfast - €12.5m Taken forward by the Minister for Transport |
| Completion of the cross-border Carlingford Lough Greenway - €1.5m Taken forward by the Minister for Transport in cooperation with Executive counterpart |
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