Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 July 2015
203. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of all projects approved under the local authority harbour development programme 2015 to Galway County Council and to Galway City Council, including the precise location of each project, the works approved and the amount of money approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27441/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department administers the Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme. In addition to funding for Department owned harbours the Programme provides funding for Local Authority owned piers and harbours subject to available funding.
I have allocated €1.6m, under the 2015 programme for the development and repair of 25 Local Authority owned piers and harbours.
I can confirm that Galway County Council received approval for one project. The project is located at Ce Sruthan, An Cheathru Rua, County Galway and involves the construction of a berthing wall adjacent to the slipway and improvement works to the existing slipway. The total cost of the project is €150,000, my Department's contribution is €112,500, which is the maximum available for any one project under the terms of the programme.
Should additional funding becoming available, a second tranche of projects will be considered for funding, concentrating on those projects which were already deemed suitable from the evaluation process, but were not included due to budgetary constraints.
