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Northern Ireland Office

Answer

Mr. Dowd: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what EU funds (a) have been used and (b) he proposes to use for (i) developing and improving transport within Northern Ireland and (ii) linking Northern Ireland with the Republic of Ireland, and if he will list the schemes. [7371] Mr. Moss: The information requested is in the table: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Grant committed to schemes within Northern Grants committed to schemes linking Ireland Northern Ireland with the Republic of Ireland Transportation sub-programme £39.3 million (47.9 mecu) £43.8 million (53.4 mecu) Interreg 11 £3.9 million (4.7 mecu) nil Programme for Peace and Reconciliation nil £1.6 million (1.9 mecu) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Balance of grant to be committed: 1. Transportation Sub-Programme: £32.7 million (39.8 mecu) 2. Interreg II: £4.1 million (5 mecu) 3. Programme for Peace and Reconciliation: nil It is not possible to anticipate how uncommitted grant will be allocated to schemes (i) developing and improving transport within Northern Ireland and (ii) those linking Northern Ireland with the Republic of Ireland. The mecu value is provided using an exchange rate of £ = 1.22 mecu. The list of schemes to which grant has been committed is as follows: Transportation sub-programme Approved projects developing and improving transport in Northern Ireland Cross Harbour Rail Link Great Victoria Street Railway Station Antrim/Bleach Green Rail Line Road Network Management System Limavady By-Pass Antrim-Ballymena/A26 Belfast City Airport Road Access Londonderry Port Transit Shed Mobile Crane Scrap Grab Pneumatic Cement Handler Animal Feedstuffs Storage Facility Larne Harbour Redlands Transit Shed Belfast Harbour Fast Ferry Facilities Newry Bus Station Rail Freight Market Survey Port Productivity Study Deep Water Quay Study Passenger/Business Survey Antrim/Bleach Green Stations Study Belfast/N'Ards Corridor Study Approved projects linking Northern Ireland with the Republic of Ireland Belfast/Dublin Rail Upgrade Newry By-Pass II Newry By-Pass III A5 Omagh Thru-Pass 2 A5 Maghermason A5 Burndennett A5 Garvaghy A5 Leckpatrick Interreg II Approved projects developing and improving transport in Northern Ireland Londonderry Plough Boat Concrete Walls for Coal Storage Log Grab Equipment Multiuser Freight Centre Warrenpoint Harbour Fork Lift Trucks A32 Tummery Road B127 Ummera Road A4 Sligo Road West End Junctions A4 Tullyvannon Dromore Inner Link Ballyquin Road Craigmore Road A2 Newells Cross A25 Rathfriland Road Northway/Mill Avenue A3 Armagh Road A50 Katesbrige Road Drumgooland A50 Bann Road Ballymagreehan A50 Katesbridge Road Moneyslane A50 Castlewellan Road Corbett Milltown A50 Castlewellan Road Rosies Corner A50 Castlewellan Road SE of McCoys Garage A50 Castlewellan Road Corbett Lake A50 Bann Road Tullynascoo Ballievy Crossroads A50 Castlewellan Road SE of Anglers Rest A27 Poyntzpass Road Druminargal A27 Poyntzpass Road Monclone A27 Newry Road A27 Auglish Road A29 Moy Road Portadown Road A29 Keady Road/B31 Jctn Programme for Peace and Reconciliation Approved projects linking Northern Ireland with the Republic of Ireland Aghalane Bridge Aghalane Bridge Border crossing A509 Enniskillen to border road Cross-Border Road Signs

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

7371; 286 c812-4W;286 c810-2W

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Equipment EU grants and loans Northern Ireland Ports Railway network Republic of Ireland Transport Roads

Contains statistics

Yes