Written answers
Wednesday, 27 September 2006
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Coastal Protection
8:00 pm
Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 852: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the proposals he has to provide comprehensive funding for coastal protection works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28579/06]
John Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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Expenditure on coast protection in the period 2000-05 was €35.508 million. This year €3 million Exchequer funding is allocated for works at a number of locations around the coastline. In addition, in August of this year, I secured an additional allocation of €1.718 million for urgent coastal protection projects.
In 2005 a new Coastal Development Measure, co-funded with the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs was introduced. The jointly funded scheme will run from mid 2005 to mid 2007 and will facilitate coastal erosion works in CLÁR areas, including Gaeltacht areas and Islands. Each Department will contribute €250,000 over the period of the scheme.
The financial envelope including funding requirements for the Coastal Protection Measure under the NDP 2007-2013 is currently being formulated. Projects approved for funding in 2006 are listed in the following table:
| 2006 Coast Protection Programme | |||
| Location | Project | Total Cost | DCMNR/ DCRGA Cost |
| € | € | ||
| Donegal | |||
| Bundoran Pier | Construction of retaining wall | 104,500 | 78,375 |
| Kincasslagh | Repairs to dune system | 20,000 | 15,000 |
| Louth | |||
| Port Beach | Study | 39,000 | 29,250 |
| Annagassan | Rock revetment Phase 3 | 130,000 | 97,500 |
| Meath | |||
| Mornington | Armour protection | 100,000 | 75,000 |
| Bettystown-Laytown | Coastal Protection Study | 12,000 | 9,000 |
| Laytown-Seafield Rd | Coastal protection Study | 12,000 | 9,000 |
| Mayo | |||
| *Mulranny Beach | Repairs to causeway & bridge | 100,000 | 75,000 |
| Dublin | |||
| Clontarf | Studies/advanced design/site investigations | 250,000 | 187,500 |
| Fingal | |||
| Portrane | Repairs to dunes at the Burrow | 100,000 | 75,000 |
| Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown | |||
| Killiney | Gabians at Killiney Beach | 287,975 | 215,981 |
| Wicklow | |||
| The Murrough | Coastal Studies | 55,000 | 41,250 |
| Bray | Flood prevention works to promenade | 6,000 | 4,500 |
| Bray to Greystones | Protection works to cliff walk | 92,113 | 69,085 |
| Clogga Beach | Protection works at access | 70,000 | 52,500 |
| Wexford | |||
| Courtown | Planning & design for major protection scheme | 100,000 | 75,000 |
| Rosslare | Rock revetment | 500,000 | 375,000 |
| Ballinamona | Restore access to beach | 50,000 | 37,500 |
| Carne | Rock revetment | 100,000 | 75,000 |
| Rosslare | Study of coastal dynamics & protection requirements | 200,000 | 150,000 |
| St. Helen's Bay | Rock revetment | 400,000 | 300,000 |
| Rosslare | Maintenance | 45,000 | 45,000 |
| Waterford | |||
| Bonmahon | Reconstruct sand dunes, protection works scheme design | 875,000 | 656,200 |
| Ballyquin | Rock armour and gabian wall | 100,000 | 75,000 |
| Helvick | Pier repairs | 250,000 | 187,500 |
| Cork | |||
| Gyleen | Cliff protection works | 275,000 | 206,250 |
| Kerry | |||
| Rossbeigh | Cliff & road protection studies & design etc. | 20,000 | 15,000 |
| Maharees | Revetment works | 18,000 | 13,500 |
| *Baile an Rannaig | Protection to sand dunes in Smerwick Harbour | 70,000 | 52,500 |
| *Cooncrome | Protection works to car park | 50,000 | 37,500 |
| *Gleesk | Repairs & strengthen sea wall | 30,000 | 22,500 |
| Ballyheigue/Dromatoor | Cliff road protection works | 500,000 | 375,000 |
| Galway | |||
| Innishboffin | Protection works | 600,000 | 450,000 |
| Sligo | |||
| Dunmoran Strand | Work at Ardnaglass River | 450,000 | 337,500 |
| Totals | 6,011,588 | 4,519,891 | |
| *Co-funded with the Department of Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs under CLÁR Scheme. |
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