Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 April 2023
130. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date on the development of a deep-water pier in Ros a’Mhíl; if his Department has sought an extension to the planning permission there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18203/23]
View answerI am happy to inform the Deputy that the works are progressing well on the Deep Water Quay at Ros an Mhíl Fishery Harbour Centre This project alone will mean an investment of €30 million into Ros an Mhíl Fishery Harbour Centre. This project is part of an allocation of €17.36 million capital investment for Ros an Mhíl Fishery Harbour Centre from the 2023 Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme and will continue into 2024.
Both the Deputy and I were in Ros an Mhil Fishery Harbour Centre in February and we were able to see the progress achieved at that point by the Contractor who had commenced on site at the end of January. Presently, the works are ongoing with the delivery of infill into the land reclamation area. The works will involve the drilling and blasting of approximately 30,000m3 of rock with dredging and recovery into the reclamation area behind the new quay wall.
Planning advice received by my Department is that the current planning permission runs to 11th of July 2023. An extension of planning can be approved if ‘substantial works’ have been or will be delivered by the end of the current permission. As I have previously advised the Deputy, my Department intends to submit an application to seek an extension of the planning permission for the development before the current permission expires.
