Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 144: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the action which has been taken, following the failure of a developer to comply with the directions of his Department to restore an area to its original condition, arising from attention having been drawn to the concerns of an association (details supplied) concerning the construction of a slipway and jetty at Walton Cove, Oysterhaven, County Cork which impeded access for the public along the foreshore and resulted in underwater mooring lines posing a hazard to navigation; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that four substantial pontoons have been laid outside the foreshore area causing further obstruction of access to the general public and hazards to navigation; and if he will take action to deal with these matters. [23113/06]

John Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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The Department is aware of the situation regarding this development and that the works carried out are not in compliance with the leases granted in September 2003. The Department has instructed the developer in question, under section 12 of the Foreshore Acts 1932 — 2005, to remove all works from the foreshore and to restore the area to its former condition. To date this instruction has not been complied with and the Department is in consultation with its legal services with a view to enforcing the terms of the Foreshore Acts and protecting the foreshore.