Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 February 2006
114 Mr. Walsh asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if a project (details supplied) will be forwarded for consideration for CLÁR funding to the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3798/06]
Amharc ar fhreagraGarnish pier is owned by Cork County Council and responsibility for its repair and maintenance rests with the local authority in the first instance. Cork County Council submitted a proposal to the Department in 2003 for works at Garnish pier at an estimated cost of €750,000. Last year, under the small fishery harbours programme, I allocated funding of €45,000 to Cork County Council towards pier improvement works at Garnish pier costing a total of €60,000.
Garnish pier is in an area coming within the scope of the CLÁR programme. However, the current project cannot be considered for funding under the coastal development measure of that programme, which is co-funded between the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs and this Department. One of the criteria for grant aid under this scheme is that only projects costing up to a maximum of €200,000 per project are funded. This project is under consideration at present under this Department's small fishery harbours programme for 2006.
