Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 May 2022
874. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 559 of 4 May 2022, if he will reinvest the €9 million, saved to his Department by this announcement back into investing in other piers and harbours in County Donegal or into the further development of Greencastle Harbour [23354/22]
View answerThe Deputy is aware that I recently announced the approval of almost €32 million in funding to local authorities for projects concerning public marine infrastructure over 2022 and 2023. The projects are being funded through the Brexit Adjustment Local Authority Marine Infrastructure Scheme. Donegal County Council is poised to receive over €14 million based on the eligible project applications which the local authority itself identified and prioritised. The remaining €18 million in funding is allocated to projects put forward by 12 other coastal local authorities for a range of projects concerning piers, slipways and harbours in need of investment. A further call for projects is planned for later in the year to allocate remaining funding identified for the scheme. In the meantime I hope that each of the relevant local authorities is pressing forward with delivery of the approved projects so that the construction stimulus identified by the Seafood Taskforce is felt as soon as possible in coastal communities.
