Written answers
Tuesday, 19 June 2012
Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food
Tourism Promotion
8:00 pm
Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 540: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to review charges at Howth Port, County Dublin, in view of the need to encourage marine tourism at the location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29184/12]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Under the Fishery Harbour Centres Act of 1968, charges for the use of services and facilities at all of the State's six Fishery Harbour Centres, including Howth, are set out by way of a Rates and Charges Order. The Rates and Charges Order currently in place dates from 2003. In the context of the ongoing development work at the Fishery Harbour Centres, and taking account of their expanding use for leisure and marine tourism as well as for fishing-related activities, my Department undertook an extensive review of the current Rates and Charges Order, and published a draft new Rates and Charges Order in March last. A 21-day period for public consultations closed on Friday 20th April and a total of 87 submissions were made by stakeholders, including a number of marine tourism interests. 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.
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