Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 April 2015
377. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funding will be made available in respect of a project (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15668/15]
View answerResponsibility for development, repair and maintenance of Cromane Pier rests with Kerry County Council. The parent Department for Local Authorities is the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government. My Department has in previous years, under the annual Fishery Harbour & Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme, provided funding to Local Authorities for small scale development and repair of local authority owned piers and slipways, subject to available Exchequer funding and overall national priorities.
On the 13th March this year all coastal Local Authorities were invited to submit applications under the 2015 Programme however, no application for funding for Cromane Pier was received from Kerry County Council. Any application submitted under the Programme by Kerry County Council in respect of Cromane Pier, in future years, will be considered in the context of available funding and overall priorities.
