Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 January 2014
395. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will put a compensation scheme in place for islanders who have lost boats in the recent unprecedented weather storms; if he will accept that for some these boats are their only mode of transport; his response to the recent storm damage on islands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2536/14]
View answerAs the Deputy may be aware, an interim report in relation to the damage caused by the bad weather was recently presented to the Government. I can inform the Deputy that I also wrote to the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government and to the Minister of State at the OPW in order to draw their attention to the damage that was done to island infrastructure. There are currently no plans in my Department to put in place a scheme for islanders who may have lost boats in the recent bad weather.
