My Department provides funding, where exchequer funds allow, for the development and repair of Local Authority owned piers and slipways under the Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme. On the 20th March this year, as part of the Government's overall co-ordinated response to the impacts of the winter storms I approved a total of €8.5 million in funding for the repair of the public pier, harbour and slipway network linked to fisheries and aquaculture.
Funding of €7 million was approved for 111 projects to repair Local Authority owned storm damaged harbours, piers and slipways and €1.5 million for remediation work at four Department owned, non-Fishery Harbour Centres.
It is not possible at this stage to provide information on the amounts of funding expended, as the funding allocated is not drawn down by the local authorities until completion of the relevant works. Accordingly a definitive figure is relation to actual expenditure would not be available until close to year end.