Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Question 330: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of foreshore licence applications currently with him; the length of time each application has been with him and if he is satisfied with the record. [16378/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Following enactment of the Foreshore and Dumping and Sea (Amendment) Act 2009, responsibility for all foreshore functions, with the exception of those relating to aquaculture, Fishery Harbour Centres and sea fisheries related activities, transferred to the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government (DECLG), with effect from 15 January 2010.

A total of 24 foreshore applications in respect of aquaculture / fisheries related projects are currently being processed by my Department. These include projects such as the construction of piers and slipways to facilitate the launching and retrieval of fishing boats; installation of seawater inlet and outlet pipes to fish storage units and the installation of lifeboat berthing facilities within the Fishery Harbour Centres. The length of time that these applications are on hand is indicated in a table:

The length of the application period in some of these cases reflects the complexity of the projects as property transactions and the acceptance or otherwise of valuations placed on these projects.