Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 25 Jul 1996

Vol. 468 No. 4

Written Answers. - Coastal Erosion.

Dermot Ahern

Question:

977 Mr. D. Ahern asked the Minister for the Marine if he will give details of the recent allocations made by his Department in connection with coastal erosion, specifying the areas and the amounts involved; the criteria under which these grants have been allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15436/96]

Minister for the Marine (Mr. Barrett)

I have approved the following work for inclusion in this year's coastal protection programme:

Coastal Protection Programme 1996

Location	Scheme	Total £
Waterville, County Kerry	Rock Armoured Revetment	100,000
Murrough, County Wicklow	Rock Armoured Revetment — DOM	100,000
Brittas Bay, County Wicklow	Dune Management	50,000
Cunnigar-Tramore, County Waterford	Study and emergency protection	150,000
Annagassan, County Louth	Study	30,000
Laytown, County Meath	Gabion protection	75,000
Ballycotton, County Cork	Sea Wall	60,000
Roscarberry, County Cork	Study	40,000
Ardgroom, County Cork	Armour protection	51,167
Maheraroarty, County Donegal	Study	30,000
Tawin Island, County Galway	Embankment protection	65,000
Courtown, County Wexford	Protection of dune system	100,000
Enniscrone, County Sligo	Dune Management	50,000
Killiney, County Dublin	Cliff reshaping and toe protection	116,700
		1,017,867

Grant aid of 75 per cent of the cost will be made available for these projects under the Operational Programme for Environmental Services 1994 to 1999. It is a condition of the aid that the appropriate local authorities contribute 25 per cent towards the works, that the works are undertaken by the relevant local authorities apart from the Murrough, County Wicklow works which will be undertaken directly by my Department, and that the works are completed in 1996.