Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 April 2012
1065 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money spent to run Dingle Harbour, County Kerry, from January 2006 to December 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19521/12]
View answerDingle Harbour was designated as a Fishery Harbour Centre (An Daingean Fishery Harbour Centre) with effect from 14th May 2007. My Department has had responsibility for the management and development of the harbour from that date. The harbour was previously in the ownership and management of the Dingle Harbour Commissioners.
A total of €307,000 in funding was provided for works at the harbour under my Departments Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development programme in 2007. In addition to these costs there would have been costs incurred to pay staff and to cover current costs from the period May to December 2007. These costs would have been met from the Fishery Harbour Centres Fund and total €239,122. Therefore the total funds invested in An Daingean Fishery Harbour Centre in 2007 through my Department were €546,122, noting that the Harbour only came under the management of my Department in May of that year.
1066 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money spent on the Dingle Harbour Commission, County Kerry under his Department’s umbrella from January 2010 to January 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19528/12]
View answerThe following is a summary of the capital investment made at An Daingean Fishery Harbour Centre from my Departments Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development programme for the years 2010 and 2011:
2010 —€1,048,817
2011 —€695,093
In addition to these costs there would have been costs incurred to pay staff and cover current costs. These costs would have been met from the Fishery Harbour Centres Fund. The current expenditure for the years 2010 and 2011 was €333,705 and €317,578 respectively. Therefore the total funds invested in An Daingean Fishery Harbour Centre for the years 2010 and 2011 through my Department were:
2010 —€1,382,522
2011 —€1,012,671
