John Halligan (Waterford, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm if Dunmore East Harbour, County Waterford, is to be included on the list of fishing harbours which are to be shortly allocated funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54312/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Capital Development Programme which my Department administers on an annual basis provides funding for capital works at the six Fishery Harbour Centres including Dunmore East. Projects, including the provision of an improved slipway at Dunmore East Fishery Harbour Centre, will be considered for inclusion under the 2013 programme on the basis of available exchequer funding and other competing priorities.

John Halligan (Waterford, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to dredge the harbour at Dunmore East (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54313/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Dunmore East Fishery Harbour Centre is one of the six designated Fishery Harbour Centres, which are owned, managed and maintained by my Department. The harbour makes a valuable contribution to the fishing industry and provides a dedicated and essential service to our fishing fleet. Both local and visiting fishing vessels, including vessels of significant dimensions, are currently availing of the harbour facilities at Dunmore East primarily for landing herring.

My Department continues to support the harbour’s development with funding provided for maintenance, development and upgrading works. The need for dredging works at the harbour has been recognised by my Department and funding was allocated under the 2012 Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Capital Development Programme to examine and report on the options with regard to dredging and disposing of the dredge material which includes contaminated sediment. Projects for inclusion under the 2013 Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Capital Development Programme at Dunmore East will be considered on the basis of available exchequer funding and other competing priorities.