HC Deb 12 November 1997 vol 300 cc583-6W
Mr. Mallon

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will make a statement on each(a) grant and (b) loan made by the Northern Ireland tourist board to private sector projects for the provision of (a) small hotels, (b) guest inns, (c) self catering facilities and (d) bed-and-breakfast facilities in each year since 1993 indicating the schemes involved and the source of the tourist board's budget. [14495]

Mr. Ingram

Since 1993, the Northern Ireland tourist board has made grants to the projects listed in the tables. Small hotels have been defined as those with fewer than 20 bedrooms at the time the offer was made. During the period no loans were made. Redeemable Preference Shares of £330,000 were issued by the promoters in the case of the Manor House Hotel, Killadeas, Co. Fermanagh.

Small hotels
Project title Location Grant £ Fund
1993
Manor House Hotel Killadeas 430,000 TDS
Manor House Hotel Killadeas 200,000 ERDF
Total 630,000
1994
Causeway Hotel Giant's Causeway 150,000 TDS
Total 150,000
1995
Tullyglass House Hotel Ballymena 235,000 TDS
Total 235,000
1996
Highways Hotel Lame 226,301 IFI
Hotel Carlton Belleek 160,000 IFI
Lodge Hotel Coleraine 82,200 IFI
Bushmills Inn Bushmills 400,000 SSPPR
Total 868,501
1997
Millbrook Lodge Hotel Ballynahinch 57,000 IFI
Donard Hotel Newcastle 68,265 IFI
Charlemont Arms Hotel Armagh 200,00 IFI
Beech Hill County House Londonderry 136,740 SSPPR
Total 462,005
Grand total 2,345,506

IFI—International Fund For Ireland.

ERDF—European Regional Development Fund.

TDS—Tourism Development Scheme.

SSPPR-Special Support Programme For Peace and Reconciliation.

Licensed guest inns
Project title Location Grant (£) Fund
1993
Creeve House Randalstown 35,950 TDS
Total 35,950
1995
Old Schoolhouse Comber 51,732 IFI
Moy Inn Moy 92,000 IFI
Total 143,732
1996
Kelly's Inn Ballygawley 90,000 IFI
Denvir's Inn Downpatrick 68,085 IFI
Station Bar Eglinton 85,238 IFI
Total 243,323
Grand total 423,005

IFI—International Fund For Ireland. TDS—Tourism Development Scheme.

Self-catering
Project title Location Grant £ Fund
1993
Rathmore Cottages Belleek 214,440 IFI
National Trust Cottages Crom, Florencecourt 114,650 IFI
Lough Beg Mews Bellaghy 145,000 TDS
Lecale Cottages Rostrevor 100,000 TDS
Lusty Beg—Pleasure Cruiser Boa Island 16,300 ERDF
Marine Hotel Apartments Ballycastle 139,850 ERDF
Total 730,240
1994
Tory Bush Cottages Kilcoo 110,800 IFI
Killyleagh Castle Apartments Killyleagh 68,700 TDS
Maddybenny Holiday Cottages Portrush 79,000 TDS
Total 258,500
1995
Fermanagh Lakeland Lodges Kesh 48,015 IFI
Ballylinny Holiday Cottages Bushmills 89,700 TDS
Lusty Beg Island Ph2 Boa Island 535,084 TDS
Lusty Beg Island Ph2 Boa Island 283,008 ERDF
Total 955,807
1996
Belle Isle Ph2 Lisbellaw 24,505 TDS
Tybann House Cushendun 35,467 TDS
Rathmore Cottages Cruisers Belleek 17,852 TDS
Mourne Cottages Maghera, Co. Down 61,140 TDS
Ballygally Self-Catering Cottage Ballygally 79,230 TDS
Belle Isle Ph3 Lisbellaw 174,600 TDS
Drumcovitt Bam Self-Catering Feeny 25,965 TDS
O'Harabrook Self-Catering Ballymoney 36,846 TDS
Total 455,605
Grand total 2,400,152

IFI—International Fund For Ireland.

ERDF—European Regional Development Fund.

TDS—Tourism Development Scheme.

B&B and guesthouse improvements
Project title Location Grant (£) Fund
1993
Hillhouse Downpatrick 7,780 IFI
Grange Lodge Dungannon 15,984 IFI
Riverside House Belleek 12,723 IFI
Rockhaven Portstewart 12,420 IFI
Mullynaval Lodge Boa Island 27,230 IFI
Beresford House Bangor 12,938 IFI
Brook Lodge Lisburn 7,522 IFI
FernHill House Warrenpoint 5,160 IFI
Trosben Villa Cushendall 9,361 IFI
Ashton House Newry 6,110 IFI
Robin Hill Londonderry 15,651 IFI
Castle Erin Portrush 66,580 IFI
Rockeden Portadown 48,000 TDS
Colebrooke House Brookeborough 75,500 TDS
Total 322,959
1994
Invershiel Portrush 5,661 IFI
Ardtara Maghera 115,000 TDS
Total 120,661
1995
The Narrows Portaferry 168,771 IFI
Total 168,771
1996
Corick House Clogher 93,000 TDS
Keef Halla Nutts Corner 13,050 ERDF
Roseleigh House Belfast 11,250 ERDF
Greenmount Lodge Omagh 4,884 ERDF
Rockbank B&B Ballynure 1,716 ERDF
Bellevue Country House Blackhill, coleraine 3,372 ERDF
Glendale Cushendale 6,480 ERDF
Akaroa Portstewart 2,340 ERDF
Abocurragh Letterbreen 5,925 ERDF
Fullerton Arms Ballintoy 27,108 ERDF
Oakdene Belfast 77,640 ERDF
Glenhaven Ballycastle 2,107 ERDF
Afton House Omagh 3,448 ERDF
The Stables Antrim 32,675 ERDF
Ard-Na-Tra Portstewart 12,000 ERDF
Rua Wai Farm Ballyclare 4,104 ERDF
Quarrytown Lodge Broughshane 1,561 ERDF
Total 302,660
1997
Caldhame Lodge Crumlin 34,087 ERDF
Greenhill House Aghadowey 1,409 ERDF
Barnageeha Killinchy 4,635 ERDF
Glenmore House Ballycastle 20,164 ERDF
Loguestown Farmhouse Portrush 6,084 ERDF
Number Ten Newcastle 4,132 ERDF
Total 70,511
Grand total 985,562

IFI—International Fund For Ireland.

ERDF—European Regional Development Fund.

TDS—Tourism Development Scheme.

NITB grants made 1993–97
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
£ £ £ £ £
Small hotels
TDS 430,000 150,000 235,000 0 0
ERDF 200,000 0 0 0 0
IFI 0 0 0 468,501 325,265
SSPPR 0 0 0 400,000 136,740
Total 630,000 150,000 235,000 868,501 462,005
NITB grants made 1993–97
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
£ £ £ £ £
Licensed guest inns
TDS 35,950 0 0 0 0
ERDF 0 0 0 0 0
IFI 0 0 143,732 243,323 0
SSPPR 0 0 0 0 0
Total 35,950 0 143,732 243,323 0
Self-catering
TDS 245,000 147,700 624,784 455,605 0
ERDF 156,150 0 283,008 0 0
IFI 329,090 110,800 48,015 0 0
SSPPR 0 0 0 0 0
Total 730,240 258,500 955,807 455,605 0
B and B
TDS 123,500 115,000 0 93,000 0
ERDF 0 0 0 209,660 70,511
IFI 199,459 5,661 168,771 0 0
SSPPR 0 0 0 0 0
Total 322,959 120,661 168,771 302,660 70,511

TDS—Tourism Development Scheme. ERDF—European Regional Development Fund.

IFI—International Fund For Ireland.

SSPPR—Special Support Programme for Peace and Reconciliation.