Vol. 431 No. 2
48 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for the Marine the maximum grant his Department will make available to Kerry County Council to carry out the necessary repairs to Renard Pier, County Kerry, in the light of his Departments estimate of the cost of repairs to the pier.
Under a long standing policy the maximum grant aid provided for development works in the fisheries interest at non-State owned harbours is 50 per cent or 75 per cent depending on geographic location. All development projects undertaken to the east of a line drawn from Lough Foyle to the Old Head of Kinsale receive a maximum of 50 per cent grant aid and those to the west receive a maximum of 75 per cent grant aid.
On the basis of this policy the maximum grant aid available to Kerry County Council towards the cost of remedial works at Renard Pier is 75 per cent. The cost of the remedial works is likely to be significantly in excess of £100,000. A more exact costing will not be available until the detailed design of the project is completed. This design work is currently underway.
