Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 21 October 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs

Capital and Infrastructure Issues: Discussion

2:00 am

Ms Sinéad McSherry:

I will take the second one first. As the Department and the operators of the fishery harbour centres, we are subject to the same consenting requirements to dredge as every other party in the country who wishes to dredge. The length of time is a source of frustration for us. I will ask Mr. Clancy to perhaps speak a little more to the experience we have had, particularly in Howth, and the impact it has had on our ability to get consent to dredge.

The second question was about an audit of local authority-owned piers and harbours. To be frank, Minister, the local authority-owned piers and harbours-----

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