Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 5 Apr 2000

Vol. 517 No. 4

Written Answers. - Departmental Funding.

Jim O'Keeffe

Question:

147 Mr. J. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources the grant aid to Cork County Council in respect of marine projects in Cork south west, including breakwaters, slipways and piers; and the cost and Department contribution in each case. [10112/00]

Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources (Mr. Fahey)

Under my Department's fishery harbours and coast protection programmes for 1999, funding was provided for harbour development-coast protection works at the following locations in Cork south-west:

Fishery Harbours

Location	Total Cost	DepartmentContribution
	£'s	£'s
Durrus	120,570	90,428
Ballycrovane	52,764	39,573
Gerahies	71,114	53,336
Cunnamore	336,562	168,281
Colla	7,298	3,649
Goleen	54,606	40,955
Keelbeg (Union Hall)	40,625	30,469
Lough Beal (Pontoon)	10,483	7,862

Coast Protection

Location	Total Cost	DepartmentContribution
	£'s	£'s
Roscarberry (Warren)	17,276	12,957
Roscarberry (Owennahincha)	45,000	33,750
Barley Cove	20,000	15,000

Under the 2000 fishery harbours development programme the following projects have been approved for funding:

Location	Total Cost	DepartmentContribution
	£'s	£'s
Durrus	214,430	160,823
Lough Beal (Pontoon)	29,517	22,138
Ballycrovane	524,236	393,177
Gerahies	584,886	438,665
Cunnamore	123,438	61,719
Colla	183,702	91,851
Goleen	139,394	104,546
Keelbeg (Union Hall)	130,000	97,500

A total of £745,734 was spent by my Department in 1999 on maintenance and development works at Castletownbere Fishery Harbour Centre and £1.17 million is provided for this year. In addition my Department provided funding of £100,525 for works at North Harbour, Cape Clear in 1999 and has made provision for £69,475 in the current year.