Ó Cuív Sanctions €250,000 for Works on the Donegal Islands

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Éamon Ó Cuív T.D., Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, announced today that he has sanctioned grants totalling €250,000 to carry out various improvement works, including road repairs, on the islands off the Donegal Coast in the period 2006/07.
These improvement works, which include road repairs, will be funded by the €250,000 sanctioned today by Minister Ó Cuív along with grants totalling €115,000 from Donegal County Council. This will enable a total value of works amounting to €356,000 to be carried out.

Minister Ó Cuív said that he was very pleased to be able to announce this programme of minor works for the Donegal islands as these grants have vastly improved the infrastructure of the islands over the years.

A list of the grants is below.

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Ceadaíonn Ó Cuív €250,000 d’Oibreacha ar Oileáin Dhún na nGall

D’fhógair an Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe & Gaeltachta, Éamon Ó Cuív T.D., inniu go bhfuil deontais de €250,000 ceadaithe aige chun oibreacha éagsúla feabhsúcháin a dhéanamh ar na hoileáin amach ó chósta Chontae Dhún na nGall sa tréimhse 2006/07.

Déanfar maoiniú ar na hoibreacha feabhsúcháin seo, a bhfuil obair dheisiúcháin ar bhóithre ina measc, trí na deontais de €250,000 atá ceadaithe inniu ag an Aire Ó Cuív chomh maith le deontais de €115,000 ó Chomhairle Chontae Dhún na nGall. Ciallaíonn sé sin go mbeifear in ann oibreacha ar ar luach €365,000 a chur i gcrích.

Dúirt an tAire Ó Cuív go raibh sé thar a bheith sásta a bheith in ann an clár mionoibreacha seo d’oileáin Dhún na nGall a fhógairt arís mar, thar na blianta, tá feabhas nach beag curtha ag na deontais seo ar bhonneagar na n-oileán.

Tá liosta na ndeontas thíos.

Programme of Minor Works for the Donegal Islands 2006/07
Clár Mionoibreacha d’Oileáin Dhún na nGall 2006/07


Árainn Mhór

Surface material and tar the road from the bridge at Baile na Trá to Leadhb Rannach (700m)
Ábhar dromchla agus an bóthair a tarráil ón droichead ag Baile na Trá go dtí Leadhb Rannach (700m) €80,000

Upgrade water treatment plant - 2 chlorine pumps, 2 soda pumps, 2 poly pumps and fitting of electronic controls
Ionad Chóireáil Uisce – 2 chaidéal chlóirín, 2 chaidéal sóide, 2 polachaidéal agus rialaitheoirí leictreonacha a inshealbhú €20,000

Repairs to the storm wall and pier deck at Leadhb Gharbh
Balla stoirme agus deic na céibhe ag Leadhb Gharbh a dheisiú €30,000

Remove old cars from the island
Sean gluaisteáin a thógáil den oileán €30,000

Extra funding for 03D78 (access road sanctioned in 2005) 375m
Maoiniú breise le haghaidh 03D78 (bóthar áise a cheadaíodh i 2005) 375m €10,000

Develop playground
Áit súgartha a fhorbairt €70,000