Written Answers. - EU PESCA Community Initiative. Wednesday, 22 May 1996

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  136.  Mr. Killeen      asked the Minister for the Marine      the reason for the delay in announcing grant aid under the PESCA funding initiative. [10511/96]

  137.  Mr. Killeen      asked the Minister for the Marine      when grant aid announcements under the PESCA initiative will be made. [10512/96]

Minister for the Marine (Mr. Barrett):    I propose to take Questions Nos. 136 and 137 together.

I expect to be in a position to approve a round of projects under the EU PESCA Community Initiative 1994-99 in the near future.

The Department of the Marine is currently finalising consideration of the [2009] projects recommended by An Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM). A large number of applications was received by BIM in respect of this round under the PESCA Initiative. The proposals cover a range of activities which reflect the application and use to which PESCA can be put to assist fishing communities and to encourage diversification. These projects required detailed evaluation. A number of the applications were ineligible, others require further development and some have been withdrawn. However, the process is now near completion and I expect that a significant number of projects will be approved.

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