Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 29 March 2012
210 Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the allocations will be made to local authorities for pier and other marine works for 2012; the total amount of the allocation to be made nationally; the criteria that will be used to select projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17396/12]
View answerMy Department administers the Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme. In addition to funding for Department owned harbours the programme provides funding for Local Authority owned piers and harbours subject to available funding.
My Department is currently assessing all applications received from Coastal Local Authorities for funding under the 2012 Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme. Individual applications are being assessed in the context of the available exchequer funding, the priority ranking assigned by the relevant Local Authority and national priorities.
I expect to be in a position to announce the detail of the programme in the near future.
