Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 15 September 2011
139 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if funding will be made available to repair a pier (details supplied) in County Waterford; the way this funding might be accessed; the avenues that are available to have repairs carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24260/11]
View answerThe pier at Cheekpoint is the property of Waterford County Council and responsibility for its repair and upkeep rests with the Local Authority in the first instance. Earlier this year my Department invited Local Authorities to submit applications in respect of priority harbour development projects for inclusion in the 2011 Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme. Detailed application forms in respect of a number of proposed projects, including Cheekpoint Pier, were issued to Waterford County Council for completion. However, no completed application forms were received from Waterford County Council by the specified closing date on 10 June 2011.
All funding available under the Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme 2011 has now been allocated, but any applications for funding in future years will be given consideration subject to available Exchequer funding and overall national priorities.
