Local Authority harbours, piers and slipways are owned by the Local Authorities themselves and responsibility for their 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.
In 2014, in addition to funding provided to the Local Authorities under our Capital Programme, additional funding was provided under a ‘Storm Damage’ Programme. The ‘Storm Damage’ Programme was an exceptional, once off measure as part of the Government's overall response to the impact of the Winter Storms last year on the public pier harbour and slipway network linked to fisheries and aquaculture.
The table details the total funding allocations approved and the total expenditure by this Department in relation to all Local Authority funding for 2014.
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Local Authority
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2014 Approvals
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2014 Expenditure
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Clare County Council
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€232,650
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€232,389
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Cork City Council
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€187,500
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€0
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Cork County Council
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€915,700
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€709,454
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Donegal County Council
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€1,267,750
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€747,793
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Fingal County Council
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€11,250
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€0
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Galway County Council
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€2,241,000
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€2,145,846
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Kerry County Council
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€313,290
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€301,882
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Louth County Council
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€84,750
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€20,712
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Mayo County Council
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€1,772,100
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€1,739,622
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Sligo County Council
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€150,300
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€150,121
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Waterford County Council
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€768,000
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€511,046
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Wexford County Council
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€1,820,400
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€710,515
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Wicklow County Council
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€198,900
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€196,766
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Local Authority Programme Total
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€9,963,590
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€7,466,146
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The Fishery Harbour & Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme for 2015 is currently under consideration.
