Harbours and Piers Funding

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 September 2012

Tuesday, 25 September 2012

Ceisteanna (349)

Noel Harrington

Ceist:

349. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No 148 of 10 May 2012 and Parliamentary Question No. 413 on the 10 July 2012, if he will report progress on the studies on the Bull Nose Pier on Cape Clear Island, County Cork; if he has received this report; if he will publish same; if a decision on the work that will be carried out has been taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40363/12]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Officials from my Department attended a public information meeting at Cape Clear on 24th August 2012 where the Department's proposals for the development works at the Bull Nose Pier were outlined and discussed.

There was broad welcome for the proposed development works and I am happy to confirm that I have allocated funding under my Department's 2012 Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development programme to enable the completion of the preparatory consent works with a view to submitting the necessary planning application by mid October 2012.

I trust this clarifies the position.