Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 November 2013
192. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the promised pier for the fishing community of Cromane, County Kerry; if the promises will be honoured; if funding is available for this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47453/13]
View answerCromane Pier is in the ownership of Kerry County Council and responsibility for its repair and upkeep rests with that Local Authority in the first instance.
Under the Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme my Department has, in previous years, provided funding for the development and repair of Local Authority owned harbours, piers and slipways subject to the availability of exchequer funding.
No application for funding in respect of Cromane Pier was received from Kerry County Council in 2013, but any application for funding in future years by Kerry County Council will be given consideration subject to available exchequer funding and overall national priorities.
