asked the Taoiseach if he is aware that when the Parliamentary Secretary to the Government visited Dingle during his tour of the West Kerry Gaeltacht, one of the proposals put up to him was the dredging of Dingle Harbour; if he is further aware that the Kerry County Council provided money and had a survey carried out at the request of the Department of Agriculture some two years ago with a view to the dredging of the harbour; and, if so, whether he will now state if this proposal has been considered by the new inter-departmental committee and whether they have decided to allocate money for this work.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Dingle Harbour.
The answers to the first two parts of the question are in the affirmative. With regard to the last part, I would refer the Deputy to the reply given to him on the same subject by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture on the 17th July last. I understand that the outstanding information referred to in that reply has not yet been furnished to the Department of Agriculture by the Dingle Harbour Commissioners, and, consequently, consideration of the possibility of providing a State grant for the work cannot be proceeded with.
In view of the fact that the Kerry County Council provided money two years ago to carry out the survey, would the Parliamentary Secretary write to the Dingle Harbour Board and ask them to send him the information he requires?
Mr. Lynch
The harbour commissioners were asked on two occasions to send the necessary information. The last request was made some months ago and the reply has not yet been received.