Fishery Harbour Centres

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 March 2019

Thursday, 7 March 2019

Ceisteanna (186)

Pearse Doherty

Ceist:

186. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of revenue-generating activities at Killybegs Harbour, County Donegal, in 2018 and to date in 2019; the income accrued from each of these activities during the period including from the fees and payments paid by each of the individual harbour users, customers and partners in exchange for harbour services and use of harbour facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11302/19]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

My Department owns, operates and maintains six designated State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres, located at Castletownbere, Dingle, Dunmore East, Howth, Killybegs and Ros An Mhíl under statute.

Receipts in respect of Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018 are set out in the following table.  The figures supplied for the years 2016 and 2017 have been extracted from the published Financial Statements for those years which have been certified by the Comptroller and Auditor General.  The figures supplied in respect of 2018 are draft uncertified figures as the Financial Statements for 2018 are under preparation.

	2016	2017	2018   (Draft)
	€	€	€
Harbour dues	2,474,471	2,437,827	2,596,407.26
Rental	192,959	181,470	129,196.98
Miscellaneous	21,102	16,995	17,951.38
Asset Disposal	0	337,334	0
TOTALS	2,688,523	2,973,626	2,743,555.62