Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

If that happens, we will have to get a Supplementary Estimate if it is a major amount of money. That will have to come through in the same way as on the last occasion. When there were bad storms two or three years ago a €70 million fund was put together by the then Minister, former Deputy Phil Hogan, and that was spent through different Departments. Our Department spent approximately €13 million. I presume that would happen again if there were storm damage that required a response.

Incidentally, there will be ongoing maintenance and other projects in fishery harbours. In Dunmore East, for example, we are spending €7 million this year on a dredging project. There is also a project on Cape Clear. There will be other projects in fishery harbours. There will be a project in Killybegs. People in Greencastle are seeking money to be spent there, and that might also happen. Many projects have to be financed and we have factored that into our numbers. However, regarding the two big flagship projects to which we are making a commitment, we have already announced some details about Castletownbere and we will do something similar about Rossaveal in the not too distant future.