Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 September 2013
199. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the funding for the harbour dredging in Arklow, County Wicklow is ring-fenced and secure while the Office of the Chief State Solicitor drafts the necessary legal documentation, following approval in principle for this proposal in August 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38912/13]
View answerArklow Harbour transferred to Wicklow County Council on 1 January 2012. To facilitate the transfer to the County Council my Department agreed to provide funding for essential remedial works at the harbour over a two year period commencing in 2012.
Funding of €3,588,000 was allocated from my Department's budget in 2013 to Wicklow County Council for essential work at the harbour including dredging. Wicklow County Council was unable to proceed with the dredging this year as the necessary Foreshore Licence was not obtained from the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government.
My Department is currently consulting with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to my Department’s overall Vote allocations as part of the 2014 Estimates and Budgetary processes.
