Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 11 July 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
London Fisheries Convention: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine
5:30 pm
Michelle Mulherin (Fine Gael)
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The road has been undermined and undercut to such an extent that it is about to go into the sea, and it will after the next deluge of rain. A bigger investment by the State will then be necessary because it is a public road. No one will use the harbour. It might be something that the Minister could talk about with the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government. The money is critical to coastal communities which derive income from the use of piers and harbours. The money that is given is welcome but sometimes trying to see some progress is like pulling hen's teeth.