Michael Healy-Rae
Question:671. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding available for piers (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47675/18]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 November 2018
671. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding available for piers (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47675/18]
View answerIn conjunction with relevant local authorities, my Department is open to co-funding appropriate capital works to improve access to our offshore islands. The eligibility criteria for this funding are as follows:
- the island must be permanently inhabited;
- the island be cut off from the mainland daily by the tide;
- the island must not be connected to the mainland by bridge; and,
- the island must not be in private ownership.
I understand that the island referred to does not satisfy all of the above criteria and, accordingly, would not qualify for funding from my Department.