Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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90. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the works which have been carried out at Howth Harbour under the fishery harbour and coastal infrastructure capital development programme in the years 2013 and to date in 2014. [38438/14]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Howth Fishery Harbour Centre in County Dublin is one of the six designated Fishery Harbour Centres, which are owned, managed and maintained by my Department. Notwithstanding the prevailing economic environment in which we operate, I am happy to be able to advise that in excess of €1.3 million has been invested in maintenance, development and upgrading works at Howth FHC as part of my Department’s Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme in 2013.

In 2013 works consisted of upgrading disability access, completion of the first phase of the Harbour Electrical System upgrade, East Pier investigation project, improvements to road markings and footpaths in the harbour and other general safety and maintenance works in the harbour.

On 20 March I approved funding of €1.18 million for the maintenance and development of Howth Fishery Harbour Centre this year. A major part of the works for 2014 includes the continued upgrading of the electrical system at the harbour. Other projects include design and planning for pontoons, syncrolift platform painting and repairs, and repairs to the East Pier. This is in addition to other general safety and maintenance works in the harbour.