Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 September 2013
1213. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funding will be provided for four visitor moorings for the tourist town of Youghal, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38263/13]
View answerYoughal Harbour is owned by Cork County Council and responsibility for its repair and maintenance rests with the Local Authority in the first instance. My Department has however, provided funding for the development and repair of Local Authority owned harbours, piers and slipways in 2013 as part of the Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme. All coastal Local Authorities were invited to submit applications under the programme but no application for funding was received from Cork County Council in 2013 for the provision of visitor moorings in Youghal.
Any application submitted by Cork County Council in respect of the provision of visitor moorings in Youghal under the Capital Programme in future years will be given consideration in the context of available Exchequer funding and overall national priorities.
