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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 20 Jun 2000

Vol. 521 No. 4

Written Answers. - Coastal Erosion.

Michael Ring

Question:

62 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources the funding provided nationally, from county to county, for coastal erosion since January 2000. [17207/00]

Details of my Department's coastal protection programme for 2000, which is by far the largest investment to date in tackling the problem of coastal erosion, are outlined in the following table.

County

Project

Cost

Total

Louth

Annagassan – Protection Works; Phase 2

300,000

300,000

Dublin

Vico Road/Killiney – Cliff Protection Works

600,000

Bull Island causeway – Study of effects of braching

150,000

750,000

Wicklow

Bray – Pier Remedial Works – completion

500,000

Bray – Protection Scheme; Phase 2

2,200,000

2,700,000

Wexford

Courtown – Revetment works

100,000

Rosslare Strand – Protection works to North end of Spit

250,000

Cullenstown – Revetment works and training walls

500,000

850,000

Waterford

Tramore – Promenade wall strengthening

465,000

Cunnigar – Detailed design of Protection works

35,000

500,000

Kerry

Rossbeigh – Consultancy Study of cliff/road erosion

400,000

Waterville – Upgrade existing defence/road protection

80,000

Dingle to Castlemaine Road – Rock armour

2,200,000

2,320,000

Clare

Quilty – Protection Scheme – completion

195,000

Seafield – Dune Protection Works

20,000

Ballyvaughan – Road Protection Works

160,000

375,000

Galway

Aughinish Island – Causeway protection works

60,000

Cleggan – Beach road protection works

100,000

Tawin Island – Beach road protection works

40,000

Gorteen Beach/Dogs Bay Beach – Beach Protection

50,000

Renville – Coastal protection to public recreation area

45,000

Clifden Beach – protection public recreation area

100,000

Inishboffin – South facing shore

100,000

Inishmore Island – Beach road

100,000

595,000

Mayo

Westport/Bertra – Dune Protection Works

50,000

Achill – Dune Protection Works

30,000

Elly Bay – Seawall repairs and Dune Protection

130,000

Fahy – Ballycroy – Sea outfall renewal/coastal protection

60,000

Bundoola Belmullet – Repair to sea walls

100,000

Carrowmore Beach – Dune Protection

30,000

Keel Beach – Dune protection

15,000

415,000

Sligo

Strandhill – Dune Protection Works

20,000

Mullaghmore – Road Protection Works – completion

244,00

Strandhill – Slipway Protection

110,000

Mullaghmore Harbour – Study/breakwater modification

15,000

Enniscrone (Pollacheeney) – Protection works

75,000

464,000

Donegal

Bundoran – Road/cliff Protection works – completion

245,000

Rye, Rathmullen – Continue sea wall rock armouring

125,000

Mountcharles – Continue rock armouring

100,000

Kerrykeel – Repair sea wall

75,000

545,000

General

East Coast – Aerial Survey – Carnsore to Killiney

70,000

Coastal Surveys – General Coastal and Project related

100,000

GIS System – Customisation, Maintenance and Training

20,000

Wave Buoy – Maintenance and Deployment

20,000

General

Pilot Project for info dissemination – IT and Web related

10,000

Research Programme – Scoping report

20,000

240,000

Total

10,054,000

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