Martin Ferris
Ceist:1202. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will meet a group (details supplied) from County Donegal. [20035/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 2 May 2017
Ceisteanna (1202)
Freagraí scríofa
Greencastle Harbour is owned by Donegal County Council and responsibility for its development and ongoing maintenance rests with that Local Authority in the first instance and its parent Department, the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government thereafter.
My Department does however provide limited funding to assist coastal Local Authorities in carrying out small scale projects for the development and repair of Local Authority owned piers, harbours and slipways under the annual Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme, subject to available Exchequer funding and overall national priorities.
Donegal County Council has successfully secured the maximum funding allocation allowable of €112,500 under the 2017 Programme for development works at Greencastle Harbour.
Given the ownership structure as clarified above, the group referred to would be best served to meet with Donegal County Council and its parent Department.