Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a ferry will be provided to take animals and so on to and from Dursey Island (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17111/13]

Dinny McGinley (Donegal South West, Fine Gael)
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My Department allocated a grant for the provision of a ferry cargo service between the mainland and Dursey Island on three separate days during the period from 1 July 2012 to 31 August 2013. This allowed for the transport of vital provisions to the island and also facilitated the occasional transfer of animals from the island during the period in question. My Department will give consideration to funding a similar cargo service at the end of the above period. However, it should be noted that the regular transfer of animals to and from the island is not the responsibility of my Department.