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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 21 Jun 2000

Vol. 521 No. 5

Written Answers. - Harbours and Piers.

Dinny McGinley

Question:

94 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources the piers in County Donegal that have been approved for repairs or renovations in 2000; the total amount of grant approved for each pier; when it is likely that work will commence on each project; and the nature of the work in this regard. [17709/00]

The harbour and pier projects which have been allocated funding under my Department's Fishery Harbours Development Programme for 2000 are detailed in the following table:

Location

Project

Total Cost

DepartmentContribution

Killybegs

Harbour works

£3,500,000

£3,500,000

Burtonport

Dredging

£1,000,000

£750,000

Greencastle

Wave study

£200,000

£150,000

Portmore

Complete slipway

£55,309

£41,482

Moville

Pier improvements

£470,000

£352,500

Ballysaggart

Complete repairs to pier

£20,000

£15,000

Buncrana

Berthing Facility

£113,000

£84,750

Portmore

Site investigation and pier/breakwater design

£70,000

£52,500

Portnablagh

Complete slipway

£50,000

£37,000

Bunagee

Extension to slipway

£32,000

£24,000

Kerrykeel

Complete slipway

£25,000

£18,750

Portsalon

Pier maintenance

£100,000

£75,000

Lenan

Site investigation and pier design

£70,000

£52,500

Mountcharles

Repointing/lighting and limited dredging

£200,000

£150,000

Portronan

Complete repairs

£80,473

£60,355

Work on all of the above projects is ongoing with the exception of Burtonport, Portsalon and Lenan, where work is expected to commence in the coming months.
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