John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 534: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the public consultation process will be complete regarding new charges for state-owned fishery harbours and when he expects to sign the relevant order. [28109/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The recently published draft new Rates and Charges Order set out the first proposed changes in almost a decade to the fee schedule for the use of the facilities at each of the six Fishery Harbour Centres, at Dingle, Castletownbere, Dunmore East, Howth, Killybegs and Ros a' Mhíl. The draft was published following an extensive review of the existing Rates and Charges Order for the Fishery Harbour Centres that came into effect in 2003.

The 21-day period for public consultations closed on Friday 20th April and a total of 87 submissions were made by stakeholders.

Since then, all of the submissions received have been examined very closely by my Department and I expect to be in a position to finalise the new Rates and Charges Order very shortly.