Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 March 2014
875. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received an application from Sligo County Council for funding for vessel access and harbour-pier repairs at Rosses Point, County Sligo, under the 2014 fishery harbour and coastal infrastructure development programme; when a decision is expected to be made on this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13561/14]
View answerRosses Point is in the ownership of Sligo County Council and responsibility for its development, repair and maintenance rests with the Local Authority in the first instance.
As part of the Governments response to the storm damage wreaked on our publicly owned piers, harbours, my Department invited 15 Coastal Local Authorities to apply for funding under a once off Storm Damage Programme to repair this vital infrastructure.
Sligo County Council did submit an application for funding for works at Rosses Point under this programme. However, the application for Rosses Point did not meet with the qualifying criteria and accordingly was not included in the projects approved under the 2014 Storm Damage Programme. That said two other projects submitted by the Council at Mullaghmore Harbour and Enniscrone Pier were successful and have been allocated combined funding of €150,300.
It has also been brought to the Council’s attention that the project at Rosses Point may be considered for funding if re-submitted under the Department’s Marine Leisure and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme, for which applications will be sought from Local Authorities in the near future.
