My Department has responsibility for the six State owned Fishery Harbour Centres at Killybegs, Ros an Mhíl, Dingle, Castletownbere, Dunmore East and Howth.
Capital projects are subject to rigorous project management processes including design, tender action and implementation stages; and ongoing monitoring, evaluation and review in accordance with the Public Spending Code and, now, the Infrastructure Guidelines. Additionally, all contractual projects are subject to the applicable conditions of contract and as such it is necessary to follow due process in accordance with such conditions.
As has been the case across the construction sector in the period since 2020, project delivery has been impacted by public health restrictions arising from Covid19 and the particularly disruptive impacts arising from the invasion of Ukraine. Delivery challenges that have been encountered include consenting, procurement, contractor difficulties, supply chain and weather windows for works. Despite these obstacles, between 2020 and 2023, €110.7 million of the €133.7 million allocated was invested in projects at the six Fishery Harbour Centres.
I allocate funding on an annual basis in line with national priorities for Exchequer funds and in line with priorities set by my Department. Earlier this month I announced a capital investment package of €29.7m for the six Fishery Harbour Centres as part of the 2024 Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme. Details of project allocation are available in tabular form online at: www.gov.ie/en/press-release/1e320-minister-mcconalogue-announces-investment-of-297million-in-the-fishery-harbour-centres/
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