Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 649: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total cost of developing a new pier at Killybegs, County Donegal. [20353/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The new pier at Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre which was opened in 2004 was developed at a cost of €50 million.

Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 650: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the revenue generated to his Department by leases on sites on the new Killybegs pier, County Donegal; the occupancy rates of sites offered for lease by his Department on the new pier; and the maintenance costs of sites on the pier on a yearly by year basis since the new pier became operational. [20354/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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There are a number of properties occupied under lease or licence within the secured area of the new harbour development at Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre. Rents in relation to these properties are considered commercially sensitive and a matter between the tenant and my Department

There are currently four sites in the ownership of the Department within the secured area of Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre that are available as short term harbour set-down. Two of these sites were offered for lease by way of public tender in recent years but the successful tenderer subsequently withdrew their interest.

The cost of maintaining these sites is minimal and would be included in the overall maintenance budget for the harbour.

Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 651: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average levels of rent sought per square metre for sites owned by his Department on the pier in Killybegs, County Donegal. [20355/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Rental valuations in respect of sites at Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre are determined by an independent valuation company retained by my Department following a public tender.

Rents in relation to properties leased in the Fishery Harbour Centres are considered commercially sensitive and a matter between the tenant and my Department.

Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 652: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total revenues generated for his Department by the operation of the new pier in Killybegs, County Donegal. [20356/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department has responsibility for the management, operation and development of the six Fishery Harbour Centres located at Killybegs, Ros an Mhíl, Castletownbere, Dingle, Howth and Dunmore East.

All income generated in the Fishery Harbour Centres is appropriated to the Fishery Harbour Centres Fund in accordance with the Fishery Harbours Centres Act 1968. The most recent set of accounts for the Fishery Harbour Centres Fund that have been audited by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General are for the year 2007 and show an income from all operations at Killybegs Fishery Centre of €1.746m