Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 September 2015
486. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funding will be made available for the development of Clogherhead Harbour, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30566/15]
View answerClogherhead Harbour is owned by Louth County Council and responsibility for its development, repair and maintenance rests with the Local Authority. That said, under the Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme my Department has, in previous years, provided funding to Local Authorities for the development and repair of their harbours, piers and slipways subject to the availability of exchequer funding.
Any application submitted by Louth County Council in respect of Clogherhead Harbour under a future Local Authority capital programme, will be given consideration in the context of the criteria set out, available Exchequer funding and overall national priorities.
