Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal, Sinn Fein)

As the Minister of State knows, there will continue to be a demand for fish. It is a crucial form of food for the world. When we appear to be getting squeezed on quota, we need to look at every avenue to create wealth in coastal communities. I will leave it at that because we have had good engagement on it.

The Minister of State has spoken about investment in harbours and fishery harbour centres. The coastal infrastructure development fund is obviously under the direction of the Minister of State and local authorities. Through the Brexit adjustment reserve fund, some money was invested in harbours around the State. I know the Government is speaking about capital investment and it is nervous about current expenditure. Capital expenditure is the direction of travel. I want to get a sense of where investment in piers and harbours fits into this. As we are okay for time, I ask the Minister of State to respond to this.