Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 February 2013
590. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will make funding of approximately €90,000 available to Kerry County Council as a matter of urgency to upgrade Dooks Slipway, Glenbeigh, County Kerry; if he will take into consideration the current/potential usage of this slipway, that is, commercial fishing, aquaculture, deep sea fishing, leisure activity and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7241/13]
View answerDooks Slipway is owned by Kerry County Council and responsibility for its repair and maintenance rests with the Local Authority in the first instance. My Department has received an application from Kerry County Council for funding under the 2013 Fishery Harbour & Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme. Dooks Slipway is included in their application.
The Fishery Harbour & Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme for 2013 is currently under consideration and my Department will give full consideration to the application for funding by Kerry County Council in the context of available Exchequer funding and overall national priorities.
