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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Harbours and Piers (5 Mar 2024)
Catherine Connolly: I appreciate the Minister has given me a date for later this year but in the context of 20 years, I am still a little sceptical so I will be coming back repeatedly for the rest of the year. Has the Minister any clarification on the foreshore licence? I think there was a need for a foreshore licence. Where is that at? At the risk of boring the Minister, all I can keep repeating is that...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Harbours and Piers (5 Mar 2024)
Heather Humphreys: The Deputy has been on to me many times about this. We have spent a lot of time when it came to Inis Oírr. They carried out simulation exercises and they did that in Cork. It went on and on.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Harbours and Piers (5 Mar 2024)
Catherine Connolly: That was Inis Meáin.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Harbours and Piers (5 Mar 2024)
Heather Humphreys: Sorry, Inis Meáin. At least they are finished that.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Harbours and Piers (5 Mar 2024)
Catherine Connolly: That is another question that I have down
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Harbours and Piers (5 Mar 2024)
Heather Humphreys: It seems to take an awfully long time to anything with islands. I will be straight with the Deputy. I would like to see it move a bit quicker. At least now stage one of the tender is over. We are at the second stage. Galway County Council has completed the evaluation. Now it will ask for the more detailed tenders to come in. That will take up to four months to assess. I will keep the...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Harbours and Piers (5 Mar 2024)
Catherine Connolly: A monitoring committee has been set up. Is the Minister getting feedback on that? Is she aware of what was discussed on 20 February? Are they keeping the Minister up to speed about any difficulties that might be arising? The Minister is saying it will take four months to assess. I appreciate that. There is a clear deadline now – it is approximately four months. A contractor will...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Harbours and Piers (5 Mar 2024)
Heather Humphreys: The officials from my Department and Galway County Council meet on a monthly basis. The last meeting was on 20 February. I get updates, particularly when I have parliamentary questions. I will continue to maintain the pressure to make sure we move this on but Galway County Council has a role here as well. It needs to keep the momentum going too.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Harbours and Piers (5 Mar 2024)
Question No. 53 taken with Written Answers.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Harbours and Piers (5 Mar 2024)
Harbours and Piers
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Harbours and Piers (5 Mar 2024)
Catherine Connolly: 52. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 99 of 30 January 2024 for a status update on the development of Inis Oírr pier; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10400/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Harbours and Piers (5 Mar 2024)
Catherine Connolly: I am staying with the theme of the islands. The Minister can see why with the delay in all of these projects. Baineann mo cheist le hInis Oírr. Go háirid, tá mé ag iarraidh fáil amach cén dul chun cinn atá déanta ó thaobh na céibhe de ansin agus an obair atá geallta. Where are we in terms of the update on the Inis Óirr pier?...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Harbours and Piers (5 Mar 2024)
Heather Humphreys: Galway County Council is the responsible authority for the maintenance and development of pier infrastructure on the Aran Islands. In July 2023, I gave approval to Galway County Council to issue a request for tender for the development of the Inis Oírr pier. Galway County Council is the contracting authority and is therefore responsible for all aspects of the procurement process. A...