Written answers
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
Ministerial Orders
9:00 pm
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 387: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the fees or charges set by him by way of ministerial order for the provision of goods or services to persons or businesses; the charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8027/10]
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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I do not set fees or charges by way of Ministerial Order for the provision of goods or services except in relation to Waterways Ireland. In that particular case, there is provision for me, as Minister, under section 11(5) of the British-Irish Agreement Act 1999 to approve charges proposed by the Body in relation to certain services provided by it.
Details are set out below of the charges that currently apply in this context, as set down in the Canals Act 1986 (Bye-Laws) 1988 (S.I. No. 247 of 1988) and the Shannon Navigation (Amendment) Bye-Laws 1994 (S.I. No. 66 of 1994). The Deputy should note that the original figures are shown in IR£, with the figures in brackets representing the current charges in euro.
Canals Act 1986 (Bye-Laws) 1988 (S.I. No. 247 of 1988)
Tolls and Charges
Charge Service
| £10.00 (€12.70) | Per month or part of month for each boat mooring on the canals. |
| £0.50 (€0.60) | Per boat for passage through each lock, except for boats passing through Camden Lock in Ringsend for which the toll is £10 per boat. |
| £100 (€126) | Per annum for each boat for mooring and passage through locks. |
| £11 (€13.90) | Per day or part of day for use of dry dock facilities |
For boats exceeding 18.7 metres in length pay harbour rates at Grand Canal Dock, Ringsend, calculated on registered tonnage of ships on every ton of the net registered tonnage or on half the gross tonnage (whichever is the greater), as follows:
Category Rate per Ton
| Boats entering or leaving the dock for periods of up to 14 days for the purpose of shipping, unshipping or transhipping cargo | £1.10 (€1.40) |
| Periods in excess of 14 days – for each month or part thereof | £1.30 (€1.65) |
| Boats entering the dock to effect repairs afloat for periods up to 1 month | £1.72 (€2.18) |
| For periods in excess of one month for each period of a month or part thereof | £1.30 (€1.65) |
| Boats under 30 tons net registered tonnage, and which exceed 18.7 metres in length, entering into the dock for the purpose of lying or mooring therein. | Minimum charge £79.00. (€100.31)£39.50 (per month or part of month) (€50.15) |
| Dues on cargo of every description, shipped or unshipped at the wharves | £0.40 (per ton) (€0.51) |
| Pay a fee for each occasion when it is necessary to raise General McMahon Bridge, Ringsend, to allow passage of a boat. | £50 (€63.00) |
Shannon Navigation (Amendment) Bye-Laws 1994 (S.I. No. 66 of 1994)
Charge Service
| £0.50 (€0.63) | Passage of a vessel or boat through a lock on the Ballinamore and Ballyconnell navigation or the Erne and Lough Oughter navigation |
| £1.20 (€1.50) | Passage of a vessel or boat through a lock or a movable bridge on the Shannon Navigation. |
| £10 (€12.70) for any period of more than 7 days and less than 1 month provided that the total charge shall not exceed £50.00 (€63.40) | Mooring a vessel or boat in a harbour, or at a quay, wharf or other property of the commissioners in the Shannon Navigation at any time between the 1st day of April in the following year. |
| £100 (€126) for any period of occupancy of not more than 3 days together with, where the occupancy is for more than 3 days, £11(€13.90) for each day in excess of 3 days. | Occupation by a vessel of a dry dock in the Shannon Navigation on the property of the Commissioners. |
| £5.00 (€1.27) | Use by vessel of toilet pump-out facilities on the property of the Commissioners. |
| £1.00 (€1.26) | Use of chemical toilets on the property of the Commissioners. |
| £1.00 (€1.26) | Use of showers on the property of the Commissioners. |
| £1.00 (€3.15) | Use of laundry washing machines on the property of the Commissioners. |
| £2.50 (€3.15) | Use of laundry drying machines on the property of the Commissioners. |
For 'Commissioners' read 'Waterways Ireland'.
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 388: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the charges levied by his Department or agencies under his Department in respect of the provision of goods or services to persons or businesses; the charge; the anticipated income from such charges in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8039/10]
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department currently charges the following fees for use of airstrips on the three Aran Islands:
?landing charge per aircraft under Public Service Obligation agreement: €68.21; and
?charge per passenger departing on PSO flights: €16.21,
The estimated income from this source in 2010 is approximately €350,000. There are no other charges levied by my Department in respect of the provision of goods or services to persons or businesses.
In relation to agencies funded from my Department's Vote Group, Waterways Ireland and the Western Development Commission receive income from certain charges
Waterways Ireland's income is derived mainly from the collection of tolls for lock and moveable bridge passages, charges for permits, dry docks usage, winter moorings, smart cards, navigation charts and publications, as well as monies in respect of granting of easements, wayleaves, operating licences, licence agreements and other property transactions. Waterways Ireland's anticipated income from such sources for 2010 is €440,000.
The Western Development Commission charges investment fund management fees. The anticipated income for 2010 is forecast at €31,500.
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