Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 June 2015
106. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the harbour in Daingean Uí Chúis in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25460/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraDingle Fishery Harbour Centre is one of the six designated Fishery Harbour Centres which are owned, managed and maintained by my Department under Statute. My Department carried out investigations in relation to deepening the main navigation channel into Dingle Harbour some time ago. These investigation works involved a Dredging Study Report, incorporating Hydrodynamic Modelling, Benthic Studies and Chemical & Radiological Analysis of the sediments. In advance of any consideration of progressing a dredging project further, detailed examination of the findings would be required.
Dredging at Dingle Fishery Harbour Centre is not in the current Fishery Harbour & Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme. As with all other developments in the six Fishery Harbour Centres, dredging at Dingle Fishery Harbour Centre will be considered under future Capital Programmes on the basis of available exchequer funding and competing priorities.
