Michael McCarthy (Cork South West, Labour)
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Question 1017: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of projects planned for the Kinsale and Baltimore areas once the transfer of the functions of Baltimore Harbour Board to Cork County Council has been completed; the total amount of funding which has been ringfenced to provide for such projects; the project name, projected completion date and the corresponding amount of funding being provided for each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41072/11]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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My Department administers capital grant payments to Harbour Authorities operating under the Harbours Act 1946 in respect of priority remedial works to protect the fabric of the Harbours and to facilitate their transfer to local control.

Kinsale and Baltimore Harbours transferred to Cork County Council on the January 2012. My Department will provide funding for remedial works for a further two years. It has indicated to Cork County Council that it is planning to provide €2.5million in total for remedial works at Kinsale and Baltimore harbours in 2012 and again in 2013, subject to Exchequer funding being available.

The Department wrote to Cork County Council in December 2011 seeking an application for funding for urgent remedial works required at both Harbours in 2012.

It is planned to examine all applications for funding in January with a view to allocating available funds as soon as possible thereafter.