Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 November 2012
131. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the allocation made in each of the past five years to local authorities for marine harbours and piers and coastal protection works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48272/12]
View answerMy Department administers the Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme on an annual basis. The Programme provides funding for the development of the six state owned fishery harbours and aquaculture landing places.
Subject to the availability of necessary exchequer funding, the Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme does in addition, provide funding for harbour development works at Local Authority owned piers and harbours.
On the 1st January 2009 the functions and responsibilities in relation to coastal protection and coastal flooding were transferred to the Office of Public Works.
The following tables show the funding allocated by my Department to the Local Authorities for these programmes over the past 5 years:
Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme
Local Authority Programme
|
Year |
Approved funding |
|
2008 |
€9.6 m |
|
2009(No Programme) |
€0.0 |
|
2010 |
€707,667 |
|
2011 |
€1.7 m |
|
2012 |
€2.7 m |
Coastal Protection Programme
|
Year |
Approved funding |
|
2008 |
€2.4 m |
