asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will give particulars of schemes for harbour development which have been approved by the Government, the dates on which approval was communicated to the harbour authorities, and the amount of the Government grant in each case.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Harbour Development Schemes.
The reply is in the form of a tabular statement and, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, it will be circulated with the Official Report.
The information required is as follows:—
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Harbour |
Particulars of Works |
Estimated Cost |
Date of advice to harbour authority |
Amount of grant authorised |
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£ |
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Arklow |
(1)Extension of east wall of dock and dredging. |
25,250 |
10th September, 1946. |
Full cost subject to a local contribution of £3,000. |
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(2) |
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(a) Construction of a groyne with a view to stabilising the bar. |
9,000 |
13th November, 1950. |
(a) £6,000 or ? of cost of work whichever is the less. |
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(b) Dredging the harbour for an experimental period of three years. |
27,000 |
(b) Full cost. |
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Buncrana |
Underpinning sea wall |
312 |
12th September, 1947. |
Full cost. |
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Burtonport |
Deepening of berths and redredging approach channel. |
9,500 |
10th September, 1946. |
Full cost. |
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Cork |
Reconstruction of quays, erection of a transit shed, provision of cranes and dredging equipment. |
852,000 |
15th November, 1947. |
£350,000 or 40 per cent. of cost whichever is the less plus an annual grant during the years 1948, 1949 and 1950 to meet the cost of borrowing for these works. |
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Drogheda |
Hydrographic Survey |
875 |
29th October, 1947. |
Full cost. |
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Dublin |
(a) New graving dock |
750,000 |
8th May, 1946 |
(a) £500,000 or ? of cost whichever is the less. |
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(b) Construction and improvement of piers and jetties; erection of transit sheds and stores and deepening of bar. |
1,471,000 |
15th July, 1947 |
(b) £350,000 or 25 per cent. of the cost whichever is the less plus an annual grant during the years 1948, 1949 and 1950 to meet the cost of borrowing for these and other specified works. |
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Dundalk |
(a) Hydrographic Survey |
875 |
29th October, 1947. |
(a) Full cost. |
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(b) Dredging berths |
3,961 |
3rd July, 1948 |
(b) Full cost. |
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(c) Dredging of harbour and approach channel. |
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(d) Repair and replacement of buoys and beacons. |
90,000 |
15th February, 1950. |
Full cost of work subject to local contribution of £22,000. |
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Killybegs |
Rebuilding of jetty and provision of transit shed. |
47,050 |
17th August, 1946. |
Full cost subject to a local contribution of £2,000. |
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Limerick |
Completing the western entrance to the dock, deepening the old dock and closing the eastern entrance and dredging the river. |
289,000 |
15th February, 1950. |
£100,000 or ? of the cost of the work whichever is the less. |
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New Ross |
Construction of jetty |
10,000 |
3rd December, 1947. |
£5,000. |
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Rathmullan |
Reconstruction of pier head and construction of transit shed. |
50,000 |
4th May, 1949 |
Full cost subject to a local contribution of £10,000. |
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Sligo |
(a) Construction of cattle lairage |
5,150 |
20th January, 1947. |
(a) 50 per cent. of cost. |
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(b) Hydrographic survey |
1,500 |
29th October, 1947. |
(b) Full cost. |
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(c) Dredging |
3,750 |
14th January, 1949. |
(c) 50 per cent of cost. |
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(d) Survey of harbour and preparation of plans. |
200 |
9th February, 1950. |
(d) Full cost. |
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(e) Repairs to two jetties and road; construction of two new jetties and a transit shed and dredging. |
64,000 |
Harbour Authority will be advised in the course of this week. |
(e) £47,000 or 70 per cent. of the cost of the works whichever is the greater. |
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Tralee and Fenit |
Reconstruction of viaduct, widening of causeway and south quay, resurfacing of west and central quays, relaying of railway tracks, deepening of berths at south quay and reconstruction of parapet wall. |
181,660 |
10th September, 1946. |
Full cost. |
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Waterford |
Rockbreaking and removal of rock |
12,219 |
2nd January, 1947. |
Full cost. |
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Westport |
Rebuilding of part of quay wall and transit shed. |
23,000 |
25th September, 1946. |
Full cost. |
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Wexford |
Hydrographic survey |
1,000 |
30th June, 1950 |
Full cost. |
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Wicklow |
(a) Dredging |
7,945 |
28th March, 1947 |
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(b) Survey of harbour and preparation of plans. |
500 |
3rd June, 1950. |
Full cost. |