Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 May 2021
948. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the hydrodynamic modelling studies for the proposed marina extension project at An Daingean Fishery Harbour Centre, County Kerry is due to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23733/21]
View answerThe Fishery Harbour Centres Act 1968 established the concept of fishery harbours in the State and invested their management in the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine took over responsibility for the Fishery Harbour Centres (FHCs) in October 2007. An Daingean is one of six Fishery Harbour Centres, the others are located at Castletownbere, Ros an Mhíl, Dunmore East, Howth and Killybegs.
This year, I allocated further funding of €1.12 million for the ongoing maintenance and development of An Daingean Fishery Harbour Centre during 2021.
It is not intended to publish the report on hydrodynamic modelling studies for the proposed marina extension project at An Daingean Fishery Harbour Centre, County Kerry. Hydrodynamic modelling studies and accompanying reports are technical reports generally used to inform technical engineering design of structures, and as such are not generally published by the Department.
As is the case for all developments in the six Fishery Harbour Centres, any decision with regard to projects will only be considered on the basis of available exchequer funding and competing national priorities.
