Harbours and Piers

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 March 2023

Tuesday, 7 March 2023

Ceisteanna (712)

Éamon Ó Cuív

Ceist:

712. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development whether her Department has been asked by Galway County Council to take part in a committee with the council and her Department to examine the development of a pier (details supplied) that is part-owned by the council and her Department and which is also used as a port for the ferry and cargo services to two islands; when a decision will be made on this request; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11550/23]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Rural and Community Development

The pier in question is not in the ownership of my Department but is owned by Galway County Council and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

I understand that officials from Galway County Council have been in correspondence with officials in my Department requesting participation on a committee to examine the development of the pier. My officials have informed the local authority that they will participate on this committee.