Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 2 June 2021
111. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether his Department is responsible for the maintenance and development of the piers and harbours under the control of the coastal local authorities; if not, the Department that is responsible; and the amount his Department has allocated to these local authorities for this purpose in the past two years for which figures are available. [30000/21]
View answerMy Department has no function in relation to the maintenance and development of local authority piers and harbours. The provision and maintenance of such facilities at a local level is a matter for the local authorities themselves.
My colleague the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine recently announced, on 3 May 2021, details of a €38.3 million Capital Investment Package for the ongoing development of Ireland’s publicly owned harbour network including 79 local authority harbours across 12 coastal local authorities. This funding will provide up to 75% of the total cost of approved projects with the local authority co-funding the balance.
