MINISTER HITS BACK AT CLAIMS OVER LACK OF AID FOR ARAN ISLANDS FERRY

Date Published: 22-Sep-2008

The Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Éamon Ó Cuív has hit back at claims about a lack of grant aid for an Aran Islands ferry service.Aran Direct suspended its service to Kilronan last evening claiming it's due to rising fuel costs and a lack of grant aid. Aran Direct has been running a ferry service between Ros s Mhil and Kilronan for the past 3 years.Minister Éamon Ó Cuív says the tender contract for the Aran ferry service would have been done through a standard public procurement process.