Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 September 2014
246. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to allocate funding to enable the completion of the breakwater at Greencastle Harbour, County Donegal. [36678/14]
View answerGreencastle harbour is in the ownership of Donegal County Council and responsibility for its development, repair and maintenance rests with the Local Authority in the first instance. My Department, however provides funding for the development and repair of Local Authority owned piers, harbours and slipways under the annual Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme subject to available Exchequer funding and overall national priorities.
On 1 May 2014 all coastal Local Authorities were requested to submit applications for funding under the 2014 Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme.
My Department received an application from Donegal County Council for a total of 18 projects, one of which involved the deployment of 90m of pontoons and 60m of floating breakwater at Greencastle.
I am pleased to inform the Deputy that this project was approved funding under my Department's Programme. Funding in the amount of €137,500 or 75% of the cost of the project has been approved.
Any future application submitted by Donegal County Council in respect of Greencastle under the Capital Programme in future years will be given consideration in the context of available Exchequer funding and overall national priorities.
