John Deasy
Question:272. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the construction of a breakwater at the port of Dunmore East in County Waterford. [46153/15]
View answerThursday, 17 December 2015
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Dunmore East Fishery Harbour Centre is one of the six designated Fishery Harbour Centres which are owned, managed and maintained by my Department under Statute.
The Deputy will be aware that the flagship project under the 2015 Fishery Harbour Capital Development Programme run by my Department was the dredging works at Dunmore East Fishery Harbour Centre. I had allocated €6.5 million for these works and the project is coming in within budget. I am also happy to say that the project will be substantially complete by the end of December but the demobilisation of the plant will not be complete until early 2016 and is subject to weather conditions.
As with all developments in the six Fishery Harbour Centres, the construction of a breakwater at Dunmore East will be considered under future Capital Programmes on the basis of available exchequer funding and competing priorities.