134 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for the Marine what projects, if any, which are funded or have been approved for funding under the PESCA initiative of the second round of the structural funds; the name, purpose and location of each project; and the amount of Irish and European funding provided. [2691/96]

A total of 22 projects have been approved to date under the PESCA Community Initiative. These involve total investment of £1,023,954, involving £81,940 in national grants and £550,404 in EU aid. Details of these projects are set out in the Appendix.

Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), which is implementing the Pesca Programme on behalf of the Department of the Marine, is currently evaluating a second group of applications for PESCA funding. This process is expected to be completed shortly at which stage recommended projects will be submitted for my approval.

Appendix — PESCA Projects Approved to date