Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 December 2013
509. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has received an application from Sligo County Council for funding for vessel access and harbour-pier repairs at Rosses Point, County Sligo, under the 2014 fishery harbour and coastal infrastructure development programme; when a decision is expected to be made on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54425/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Capital Development Programme which my Department administers on an annual basis provides funding for capital works at the six Fishery Harbour Centres. Where exchequer funds allow, and having considered competing priorities, funding can be made available for Local Authority owned piers and harbours.
The harbour at Rosses Point is, in the first instance, the responsibility of Sligo County Council. The allocation of funding within the confines of the overall 2014 Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Capital Development Programme is currently under consideration. Therefore, Local Authorities have not been asked to submit proposals for funding under that programme at this stage.
