Harbours and Piers Development

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 September 2013

Wednesday, 18 September 2013

Questions (1158)

Joan Collins

Question:

1158. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will list, in order of priority, the projects Sligo County Council submitted for consideration for funding under the 2013 Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme; the projects that did not comply with his Department’s criteria; the projects that were approved for funding under the 2013 programme including the level of grant aid approved; the amount of matching funding Sligo County Council will have to provide to avail of the grant aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36963/13]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Deputy Simon Coveney)

On 18 December, 2012 this Department invited all coastal Local Authorities to submit in order of priority a list of projects for consideration for funding under the 2013 Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme. Sligo County Council submitted the following list of projects for consideration under the programme:

Location	Project Description	Total Project Cost requested
Rosses Point Harbour	Enhanced Vessel Access and Harbour Repairs	€145,000
Sligo Harbour	Expanded Leisure Tourism Safe Berthage	€27,000
Pullnadivva Pier	Repairs to Pier and ancillary safety works	€85,000
Enniscrone Harbour	Improvements – Feasibility Study	€85,000
Mullaghmore Harbour	Bay Study	€30,000

Sligo County Council’s application for funding at Pullnadivva Pier was approved under the programme. The funding approved is capped at a maximum of €63,750 or 75% of the total project cost whichever is the lesser.