Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 July 2023
949. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of funds allocated to each local authority under the local authority marine infrastructure scheme since the formation of this Government, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36996/23]
View answerIn 2021, I allocated €38.279m in funding to the Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme. This included almost €4.2m in funding for local authority delivered projects.
In January 2022 I announced the roll-out of the €35m Brexit Adjustment: Local Authority Marine Infrastructure Scheme 2022-2023. The BALAMI Scheme was one of the recommendations of the Seafood Sector Taskforce which I established following Brexit.
In April 2022 I announced initial funding of €31.7m under the Scheme for 110 projects. Following the second call for applications in December 2022, I increased this funding to €55.3m including approval for 54 additional projects and a higher rate of funding for all projects. Details of the funding allocated in tabular form is available online at gov.ie - McConalogue announces increased Brexit Investment in Public Marine Infrastructure - total now €55.3 million (www.gov.ie).
Projects approved for funding under BALAMI will be delivered by the local authorities concerned. Final expenditure under the Scheme will not be available until later in 2023.
In addition I have also continued funding for capital investment in the Fishery Harbour Centres and a small number of other locations under my Department's remit. €35.4m was allocated in 2022, and I have allocated €37.3m for 2023.
