Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 June 2014
508. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of capital spending on construction projects carried out by his Department and by bodies operating under the responsibility of his Department since 2008 and to date in 2014; if he will provide the information on an annual basis in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25533/14]
View answerMy Department administers the Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Capital Development Programme on an annual basis. This programme funds capital works at the six state owned Fishery Harbour Centres; Castletownbere, Dingle, Ros an Mhíl, Killybegs, Howth and Dunmore East as well as Cape Clear Island and various Piers, Lights and Beacons for which the Department is also responsible for. Subject to available exchequer funding, the programme also provides grant aid to coastal Local Authorities for development and repair works at marine facilities in their ownership. The following tables detail the expenditure for each of the years 2008 to 2014 to date:
Capital Expenditure for State owned Fishery Harbour Centres and Non-Fishery Harbour Centres
|
Year |
Expenditure |
|
2014 to date |
€728,013** |
|
2013 |
€5,749,642 |
|
2012 |
€4,448,772 |
|
2011 |
€8,453,752 |
|
2010 |
€8,271,547 |
|
2009 |
€14,888,013 |
|
2008 |
€16,267,015 |
** Note: The capital allocation under this heading for 2014 is €9 million
Capital monies paid to the Local Authorities
|
Year |
Expenditure |
|
2013 |
€3,643,250 |
|
2012 |
€2,981,689 |
|
2011 |
€1,377,197 |
|
2010 |
€291,800 |
|
2009 |
No Programme |
|
2008 |
€2,879,538 |
The grant aid allocation to Local Authorities for 2014 is €3 million, with expenditure for 2014 to be paid out at year end. In addition, €8.5m in funding was approved for a programme to repair publically owned fishery and aquaculture related piers, harbours and slipways damaged by the winter storms. This is a once off measure as part of the Governments overall response to the damage inflicted on our national piers and harbours infrastructure this winter.
