Clare Island. Photo: Kelvin Gillmor

Funding for three Mayo island projects welcomed

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Funding of €339,000 has been allocated for important works on three of Mayo’s offshore islands.

The allocations are as follows:

 

<span style='font-size:12pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><span style='color:black'>Location</span></span></b></span></span><span style='font-size:12pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><span style='color:black'>Purpose</span></span></b></span></span><span style='font-size:12pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><span style='color:black'>Amount</span></span></b></span></span>
<span style='font-size:12pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><span style='color:black'>Inisturk</span></span></span></span><span style='font-size:12pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><span style='color:black'>Purchase of land and construction ofhelipad</span></span></span></span><span style='font-size:12pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><span style='color:black'>&euro;174,000</span></span></span></span>
<span style='font-size:12pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><span style='color:black'>Purtoon, Inisturk</span></span></span></span><span style='font-size:12pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><span style='color:black'>Construction of pierwall</span></span></span></span><span style='font-size:12pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><span style='color:black'>&euro;15,000</span></span></span></span>
<span style='font-size:12pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><span style='color:black'>ClareIsland</span></span></span></span><span style='font-size:12pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><span style='color:black'>Roadworks/re-surfacing on 1,000m of road near chapel&nbsp;</span></span></span></span><span style='font-size:12pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><span style='color:black'>&euro;112,500</span></span></span></span>
<span style='font-size:12pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><span style='color:black'>Claggan Island</span></span></span></span><span style='font-size:12pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><span style='color:black'>Roadworks/re-surfacing on 500m ofroad&nbsp;</span></span></span></span><span style='font-size:12pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><span style='color:black'>&euro;37,500</span></span></span></span>

 

Welcoming the announcement, the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring, stated: "This is great news for inhabitants of and visitors to these islands. This government is delivering for County Mayo and I have no doubt that these vital investments will make a real difference on the islands.

“The funding is being provided to Mayo County Council and I urge them to ensure that this work is carried out without delay.”

 

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