Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 November 2024
868. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the budget allocation in 2023, 2024 and 2025 for capital works projects under the Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme, in tabular form. [45031/24]
View answerMy Department has responsibility for the six State owned Fishery Harbour Centres at Killybegs, Ros an Mhíl, Dingle, Castletownbere, Dunmore East and Howth.
All 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 Department of Public Expenditure and Reform’s Capital Works Management Framework and the Public Spending Code. 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. Larger capital projects are normally multi-annual projects and may be subject to phases of completion.
In February, I announced a capital investment package of €29.7m for the six Fishery Harbour Centres (including Cape Clear, Piers, lights and Beacons and Safety and Maintenance) as part of the 2024 Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme. Details of the project allocations 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/
This programme is operated on an annual basis and not on a multi-annual basis. While some larger projects by their very nature carry over into subsequent years, these are treated as contractual commitments in the capital programme and funding is made available for these commitments on an annual basis. Expended funding for 2023 and estimated funding for 2024 and 2025 is outlaid at the following link.
