Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 18 Dec 1991

Vol. 414 No. 9

Written Answers. - Dingle (Kerry) Harbour Development.

Dick Spring

Question:

48 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for the Marine if he will give details of (a) the funding which has been provided for the development of Dingle harbour, County Kerry, in each of the years between 1987 and 1991, and (b) the way in which such funds were spent, including the amounts received by all persons, consultants, contractors and others in the execution of the said works.

Minister for the Marine (Mr. Wilson)

The major development scheme at Dingle, is aimed at the development of the harbour for fishing, marine recreation, amenity and commerce purposes. The sums provided for the execution of harbour development works at Dingle are shown in the following Table 1:

Table 1

Year	Amount
	£
1988	58,000
1989	1,424,000
1990	1,195,000
1991 (to end Nov.)	1,754,000

The development is being accomplished in two stages. Phase I was completed in 1990 and Phase II is scheduled for completion in early 1992.

The details of the works involved in each of these phases are as follows:

Phase I

1. Dredging approach channel and creating inner basin to facilitate landings from the current fleet.

2. The building of a quay wall to alleviate congestion and improve access for off-loading of fish catches, etc.

3. The building of a breakwater to protect the inner basin.

4. Land reclamation.

Phase II

5. The building of a quay wall providing a berthing depth of 5.0m.

6. The building of a breakwater to provide a sheltered basin.

7. The building of a new slipway.

8. A public marina infrastructure at the new harbour development.

In addition to these works moneys were also expended on site investigations and design studies. The main consultants employed were Hydraulics Research Laboratory, University College Cork, Irish Geotechnical Services Limited, EOLAS — The Irish Science and Technology Agency, Survey Management and Design, ESB International Consulting Engineers, Office of Public Works, Posford Duvivier Consulting Engineers and Irish Sub-Sea Industries Diving Consultants.

The project was carried out by a combination of contract and direct labour. The works executed by contract consisted of one large dredging and reclamation contract carried out by Holland Dredging Co. (Ireland) Limited and a number of small subcontractors (paving, etc.). The rest of the work was carried out by direct labour which can be categorised under the headings of plant, materials and labour.

The approximate breakdown for each year of the way the funds were spent is given under various headings in Table 2 below:

Table 2

Dingle Harbour Development Works — Breakdown of expenditure under the various headings (approximate).

	1988	1989	1990	1991 (to end Nov.)
	£	£	£	£
Works by contract	—	918,000	231,000	84,000
Plant Hire	—	80,000	210,000	708,000
Materials	—	337,000	530,000	671,000
Labour	—	80,000	145,000	250,000
Consultants	58,000	9,000	79,000	41,000
Totals	58,000	1,424,000	1,195,000	1,754,000

Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to state my satisfaction with the investment to date on this project. I am sure the Deputy will agree that the provision of such infrastructure will contribute in a very positive way to the local economy.