Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 May 2016
1004. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to sanction much needed repair works at a pier (details supplied) which are estimated to cost €149,000 when Sligo County Council successfully obtains a foreshore licence for work. [9693/16]
View answerRosses Point Pier is owned by Sligo County Council and responsibility for the maintenance and development of the pier rests with that local authority in the first instance and its parent Department, the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government.
However, under its annual Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme, my Department provides funding, subject to available Exchequer funding and overall national priorities to assist Local Authorities in the development and repair of piers, harbours and slipways under their control.
My Department did receive an application for works at Rosses Point Pier from Sligo County Council under the 2016 Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme. The proposed works did not have the necessary foreshore licence in place for works to commence and therefore did not meet the criteria for consideration of funding.
Should further applications be received from Sligo County Council in respect of Rosses Point Pier under future Capital Programmes with the necessary permits in place, they will be considered subject to the criteria set out, available funding and competing priorities.
