Written answers
Wednesday, 14 June 2006
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Coastal Erosion
9:00 pm
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 141: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the funding given to Wexford for coastal erosion in each of the years from 2000 to 2006; and the applications which are outstanding for coastal erosion in County Wexford. [23034/06]
John Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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Details of funding provided by the Department to Wexford under the Coastal Protection Programmes from 2000-2006 are set out in the following table. In addition to the projects approved for funding in 2006 Wexford County Council submitted proposals for the Warren Middle, Burrow and Kilmore. Unfortunately there was no funding available for these projects in 2006.
| Coast Protection Projects 2000-2006 | |||
| Wexford | |||
| Location | Project | DCMNR Cost | Total Cost |
| â'¬ | â'¬ | ||
| 2000 | |||
| Rosslare Strand | North End of Spit | 56,756.48 | 75,675.31 |
| Cullenstown | Revetment works and training walls | 109,229.22 | 145,638.96 |
| Rosslare | Maintenance | 19,656 .33 | 19,656.33 |
| 2001 | |||
| Courtown | Revetment works | 86,899.68 | 115,866.24 |
| Cullenstown | Revetment works and training walls | 685,612.85 | 914,150.47 |
| Rosslare Strand | Study of North End of Spit | 69,332.75 | 51,999.57 |
| Rosslare Strand | Maintenance | 22,771.86 | 22,771.86 |
| Rosslare Strand | Revetment Works | 71,422.77 | 95,230.36 |
| Rosslare Strand | New Scheme | 188.78 | 251.71 |
| 2002 | |||
| Rosslare Strand | Study of North End of Spit | 114,435.00 | 152,580.00 |
| Courtown | Detailed design of offshore breakwater | 133,810.34 | 178,413.79 |
| Rosslare Strand | Revetment works | 77,846.49 | 103,795.32 |
| Rosslare Strand | Maintenance | 13,292.00 | 13,292.00 |
| Cahore | Rock groynes & beach nourishment | 42,966.58 | 57,288.77 |
| Ballyconnigar | Rock revetment | 21,750.00 | 29,000.00 |
| 2003 | |||
| Rosslare Strand | Capital works including rock armour revetment | 14,290.46 | 19,053.95 |
| Rosslare Strand | Study | 8,616.23 | 11,488.31 |
| Rosslare Strand | Maintenance | 7,957.54 | 7,957.54 |
| Rosslare Strand | New Scheme | 155.38 | 207.18 |
| Cahore | Rock groynes, beach nourishment | 43,286.42 | 57,715.22 |
| Rosslare Strand | Revetment works | 27,821.01 | 37,094.68 |
| Ballyconnigar | Rock revetment | 22,239.00 | 29,652.00 |
| 2004 | |||
| Courtown | Design of breakwaters, etc. | 368,204.08 | 490,938.77 |
| Curracloe | Dune protection | 31,030.92 | 41,374.56 |
| 2005 | |||
| Rosslare | Soft engineering works to beach | 10,118.96 | 13,491.95 |
| Cahore | Continuation of revetment works | 16,616.87 | 22,155.82 |
| Kilpatrick | Soft engineering works to beach | 15,271.43 | 20,361.90 |
| Rosslare Strand | Maintenance | 14,832.08 | 14,832.08 |
| 2006 Approvals | |||
| Courtown | Project planning and design stage for major protection scheme | 75,000.00 | 100,000.00 |
| Rosslare Strand | Rock revetment | 375,000.00 | 500,000.00 |
| Ballinamona | Restore access to beach | 37,500.00 | 50,000.00 |
| Carne | Rock revetment | 75,000.00 | 100,000.00 |
| Rosslare Strand | Study of coastal dynamics and protection requirements | 150,000.00 | 200,000.00 |
| Rosslare | Maintenance | 45,000.00 | 45,000.00 |
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