(Limerick West): As the Deputy's question is very detailed I propose to circulate statements with the Official Report. These statements will refer to: Table A — Statutes-charters under which harbour authorities at commercial harbours were constituted; Table B — Composition of boards of scheduled commercial harbour authorities; Table C — Fishery harbour centres; Table D — State harbours; Table E — Department of the Marine harbours, piers and landing places and Table F — Local authority harbours, piers and landing places.
Table A: Commercial Harbours
Harbour
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Statute/Charter under which constituted
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Annagassan
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Annagassan Pier and Harbour Order, 1912
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Arklow
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Arklow Harbour Act, 1882
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Ballyshannon
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Ballyshannon Harbour Order, 1886
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Baltimore and Skibbereen
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Baltimore and Skibbereen Harbour Order, 1884
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Bantry Bay
|
Harbour Act, 1976
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Buncrana
|
Pier and Harbour Provisional Order (Confirmation) Act, 1929
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Cork
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Cork Harbour Act, 1820
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Dingle
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Dingle Harbour Order, 1885
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Drogheda
|
Drogheda Harbour Act, 1842
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Dublin
|
Dublin Port Act, 1867
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Dundalk
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Dundalk Harbour and Port Act, 1925
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Foynes
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Foynes Harbour Order, 1890 — made under the Shannon Act, 1885
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Galway
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Galway Harbour and Port Act, 1853
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Kilrush
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Cappa Pier Order, 1886 — made under the Shannon Act, 1885
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Kinsale
|
Kinsale Harbour Order, 1870
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Limerick
|
Limerick Harbour Act, 1867
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Moy River
|
Moy Navigation Amendment Act, 1860
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New Ross
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New Ross Port and Harbour Amendment Act, 1861
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Sligo
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Sligo Harbour Act, 1870
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Tralee and Fenit
|
Tralee and Fenit Harbour Order, 1880
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Waterford
|
An Act for improving the port of Waterford and other purposes relating thereto 1816
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Westport
|
Westport Port and Harbour Act, 1853
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Wexford
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Wexford Harbour Act, 1874
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Wicklow
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Wicklow Harbour Act, 1851
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Youghal
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Youghal Harbour Order, 1878
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(Source: Report of the Ports and Harbours Tribunal, 1930).
With the exception of the Bantry Bay Authority (established by the Harbours Act, 1976) all bodies set up to manage harbours were reconstituted under the Harbours Act, 1946.
Table B: Composition of Scheduled Harbour Authorities
(a) Part I Harbour Authorities
Dublin, Cork, Waterford and Limerick
Appointed by:
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No. of Members
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Local Authorities
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5 (Dublin)
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5 (Cork)
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9 (Limerick)
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8 (Waterford)
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Chambers of Commerce
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4
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Irish Livestock Trade
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2
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Confederation of Irish Industry
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2
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Councils of Trade Unions
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2
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Elected by Shipping Interests
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4
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Nominated by Minister
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4
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(b) Part II Harbour Authorities
Annagassan, Arklow, Ballyshannon, Baltimore and Skibbereen, Bantry Bay, Buncrana, Dingle, Drogheda, Dundalk, Foynes, Galway, Kinsale, New Ross, River Moy, Sligo, Tralee and Fenit, Westport, Wexford and Wicklow.
Appointed by:
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No. of Members
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Local Authorities
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4 (New Ross and Drogheda have 6)
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Chambers of Commerce
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2
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Elected by Shipping Interests
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2
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Nominated by Minister
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3
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The scheduled commercial harbours at Kilrush and Youghal are governed and managed by their respective urban district councils.
Table C: Fishery Harbours
There are five harbours designated as fishery harbour centres under the terms of the 1968 Fishery Harbour Centres Act. They are as follows:
Killybegs
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County Donegal
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Rossaveal
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County Galway
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Howth
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County Dublin
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Dunmore East
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County Waterford, and
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Castletownbere
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County Cork
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The Department of the Marine are responsible for the funding, management, operation, maintenance and development of the centres.
Table D: State Harbours (Dún Laoghaire)
Dún Laoghaire Harbour is owned and managed by the Department of the Marine under the Dún Laoghaire Harbours Act, 1990. It was formerly under the control of the Commissioners of Public Works under the State Harbours Act, 1924. Prior to 1924, the Commissioners were also known as the Kingstown Harbour Commissioners, whose responsibilities derived from various 19th century Acts relating to Kingstown (Dún Laoghaire).
Table E: Department of the Marine Harbours, Piers and Landing Places
A number of harbours, or parts of harbours on the west coast are the responsibility of the Department of the Marine. These were either built in accordance with the Marine Works (Ireland) Act, 1902, or were formerly under the control of the Congested Districts Board and transferred to the fisheries branch of the Department of Agriculture circa 1923.
Table F: Local Authority Harbours, Piers and Landing Places
The vast bulk of the remainder of harbours, piers and landing places are the responsibility of the relevant local authority. In many cases, this responsibility derives from the adaptation of the Irish Enactments Order, 1899 to the Grand Juries Act, 1853.