Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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1393. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 661 of 25 April 2023, the status of the development of the pier on Inis Oírr; the status of the CPO process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27782/23]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is aware, Galway County Council is the responsible authority for the maintenance and development of Inis Oírr pier. A steering committee consisting of representatives from my Department, Galway County Council and the Consulting Engineers meets regularly to monitor progress on the work being undertaken.

Galway County Council published the Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) for the land required for construction of the pier in December 2022 and submitted it to An Bord Pleanála. The CPO was subsequently approved by An Bord Pleanála, and the full CPO was published in The Connacht Tribune on 07 April. Landowners also received letters and maps on this date.

The CPO became operative from 28 April, at which point all affected landowners were notified via letter again. A review period of 8 weeks followed, until 2 June.

Currently, Galway County Council are finalising the documents for the construction tender with a view to having them published shortly.