Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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105. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of funding approved by his Department through the Office of Public Works for works arising out of the storms that occurred between 13 December 2013 and 6 January 2014; the amount claimed to date by local authorities; the amount expended to date by his Department; if any unspent balances for work not completed will be carried over into 2015 to enable the local authorities complete the works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47604/14]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department does not approve any funding through the Office of Public Works but it does provide funding, where exchequer funds allow, for the development and repair of Local Authority owned piers and slipways under the Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme. On 20 March this year, as part of the Governments overall co-ordinated response to the damage caused b y the winter storms, I approved a total of € 7 m illion in funding to the Local Authorities in 2014, for the repair of the public pier, harbour and slipway network linked to fisheries and aquaculture.

Funding of €7 million was approved for 111 projects to repair Local Authority owned storm damaged harbours, piers and slipways.

Of the €7m approved for Local Authority projects, a total of €5.39million has been claimed by the Local Authorities to date and those claims are being processed. An amount of €5,077.67 has been paid to date in relation to one claim. All other claims are currently being processed and appropriate payment s will be made before the end of the year . All works must be completed in 2014 under the terms and condition s of the Storm Damage Programme , funding approved under the 2014 Programme cannot be carried over to 2015.