In recent years over £11 million has been injected into the development of Howth harbour and it can now be considered to have reached an advanced stage of development.
Future development plans, which include the provision of an auction hall, have been included in my Department's Fishery Harbour Development Programme 1989-1993, which I announced in October, 1990.
Officials of my Department have regularly met harbour users, particularly the Howth Fishermen's Association and discussed future development plans with them. The last such meeting was held last February, and future meetings can be arranged as appropriate. I myself will certainly be prepared to consider holding a meeting if there are important issues arising, along the lines mentioned, which cannot be reasonably resolved at official level.