Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 April 2024
548. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the amount of grant-aid returned and or surrendered to his Department, by local authority in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, to include the heading of which it was intended for. [19354/24]
View answerI wish to inform the Deputy that funding provided through the Brexit Adjustment Local Authority Marine Infrastructure (BALAMI) Scheme 2022-2023 was allocated for individual projects in advance of project commencement. My Department co-funded up to 95% of the total cost of the approved projects, with the local authorities providing the balance. Local authorities were reimbursed eligible project costs (pro-rata) on a matured liability basis following inspection of the capital works and verification of the evidenced expenditure. For this reason, funding is not returned or surrendered to my Department.
