Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 June 2013
797. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans he has to establish a small craft harbour in Killybegs, County Donegal; the total amount of funding allocated by his Department to the project; the estimated schedule for completion of the project; the size of the proposed harbour; the estimated number of crafts that will be facilitated in the harbour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27023/13]
View answerKillybegs Fishery Harbour Centre is one of the six designated Fishery Harbour Centres, which are owned, managed and maintained by my Department.
I am aware of the many potential benefits of a small craft facility at this location, including the spinoff for the local economy, and I have allocated funding of €20,000 under the 2013 Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme to advance this project. I have asked my Department officials to set out a design and strategy to build the Small Craft Harbour in stages to meet demand while remaining cognisant of the current funding constraints while delivering the first phase at the earliest opportunity.
