asked the Minister for Finance the number of moorings on the West Bight at Dún Laoghaire harbour for each year since 1970.
508.
Written Answers. - Dún Laoghaire Harbour.
507.
asked the Minister for Finance the regulations governing non-use by a licensee of moorings leased from the Office of Public Works at Dún Laoghaire harbour.
509.
asked the Minister for Finance if it is permissible for a licensee to transfer or sublet a mooring held under lease from the Office of Public Works at Dún Laoghaire harbour.
510.
asked the Minister for Finance if there has been any increase in the charge for moorings at Dún Laoghaire harbour; the amount of any such increases, and the extent to which the increases have been realised by the Office of Public Works.
511.
asked the Minister for Finance the total expenditure by the State, including capital and labour costs, on Dún Laoghaire harbour during 1983.
512.
asked the Minister for Finance the reasons, and with whose authority, a sewage pipe was redirected from the National Yacht Club to the lifeboat slip at Dún Laoghaire harbour.
It is proposed to answer Questions Nos. 507 to 512, inclusive, together.
The number of moorings in the West Bight, Dún Laoghaire harbour, in each of the years in question was: 1970-1975, 24; 1976-1977, 35; 1978-1981, 43; 1982, 42; 1983-1984, 44.
The licence governing the laying down and maintenance of moorings in Dún Laoghaire harbour does not contain conditions relating to the non-use, transfer or subletting of the moorings. As has already been indicated to a number of local Deputies, a new system of registration and control of moorings will be implemented by the Commissioners of Public Works as early as possible. The charge in respect of each mooring for the nine-months period April to December 1984 is £45, the previous charge having been £5 p.a.; approximately 80 per cent of the licensees have, to date, paid the appropriate charges in respect of 1984.
The amount expended in the year ended 31 December 1983 from the Vote for Public Works and Buildings in respect of the upkeep of the harbour was £1,225,000 approximately.
The sewage pipe in question, which had been damaged, was temporarily redirected by the National Yacht Club to a point further from the shore than the original point of discharge. The commissioners did not authorise the work; the obtaining of authorisation, in compliance with any relevant legislation or statutory requirements of the local authority, is a matter for the club. Discussions are ongoing between the club and the commissioners in regard to the making of other arrangements for sewage disposal.