Dingle Harbour was designated as a Fishery Harbour Centre (An Daingean Fishery Harbour Centre) with effect from 14th May 2007. My Department has had responsibility for the management and development of the harbour from that date. The harbour was previously in the ownership and management of the Dingle Harbour Commissioners.
A total of €307,000 in funding was provided for works at the harbour under my Departments Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development programme in 2007. In addition to these costs there would have been costs incurred to pay staff and to cover current costs from the period May to December 2007. These costs would have been met from the Fishery Harbour Centres Fund and total €239,122. Therefore the total funds invested in An Daingean Fishery Harbour Centre in 2007 through my Department were €546,122, noting that the Harbour only came under the management of my Department in May of that year.