Mr. Séamus Bonner:

Infrastructure is an ongoing issue. We have done some work where we surveyed all of the islands to see what was there. Basic services are missing on a lot of the piers and slips that people use. There might be a small slip and only one or two boats may fish out of it at one time.

Things like power, light and water - even the very basics - are missing. The funds might be there. We saw funding available from the Brexit adjustment reserve fund, BAR, but, unfortunately, a lot of it was sent back because the local authorities did not have the capacity to apply for it and deliver it on time. That needs to be addressed at local authority level. There is a need to ensure the human resources are there because there is a process where someone has to apply for it. Perhaps there could be a national audit of all piers, harbours and slips to see if they have the basics like light, power and water and if they do not have them, they could be put in place. This is a very basic level of services that could be delivered in the morning if we had the will to do it.