Seamus Kirk
Ceist:182 Mr. Kirk asked the Minister for the Marine the amount of grant-aid given, on a county by county basis, within the last two years towards coastal erosion remedial work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18708/95]
Written Answers. - Coastal Erosion Grants.
The grant aid awarded by the Department of the Marine during 1994 and 1995 is as follows:
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County Wexford |
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£ |
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Rosslare Strand |
337,037 |
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Courtown |
22,629 |
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Duncannon |
56,250 |
The works at Rosslare Strand form part of the EU sponsored ECOPRO Project (Environmentally Friendly Coastal Protection which has been under way since 1993).
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County Kerry |
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|
£ |
|
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Maharees Peninsula |
110,000 |
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Waterville |
75,000 |
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County Mayo |
|
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£ |
|
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Bertra Beach, Westport |
63,000 |
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County Galway |
|
|
£ |
|
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Innishboffin Island |
75,000 |
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Guteen Beach, Roundstone |
56,250 |
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County Meath |
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|
£ |
|
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Laytown Strand |
78,750 |
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County Dublin |
|
|
£ |
|
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Killiney Beach |
105,000 |
In addition to the above projects approval has been given for a major £2.3 million protection scheme at Bray, Co. Wicklow. Work on site will commence in 1996.
All the works being aided by the Department of the Marine have been identified by the various coastal local authorities as priority works. As the Deputy will be aware, the Department of the Marine sought details of the local authorities priority proposals in order to identify works to be undertaken under the Coastal Protection Measure of the Environmental Services Operational Programme 1994-99. A number of these priority projects have been aided this year and that process will continue each year till the end of the Programme in 1999.
However, I must caution that the total value of the priority works identified by the coastal local authorities exceeds the £5.2 million available under the Programme. Therefore, it will not be possible to undertake works at all the locations identified.