Port Oriel pier, Clogherhead, is owned by Louth County Council and responsibility for its repair and maintenance rests with the local authority in the first instance. Sanction of €8.55 million, of which the Department will provide 75% grant aid towards the total cost, was approved by the Department in 2004. The development will provide up to 158 m of quay and will provide safe berthage for the local fishermen. I am pleased to say that I approved the allocation of €4,050,000 to Louth County Council towards the development, costing a total of €5,400,000 in the current year. I understand that the contract has been awarded by the county council and the contractor has moved onto the site.