Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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543. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the need for a pier at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32040/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Responsibility for development, and subsequent repair and maintenance of a pier at Cromane rests with Kerry County Council. The parent Department for that Local Authority is the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government. My Department has in previous years, under the annual Fishery Harbour & Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme, provided funding to Local Authorities for the development and repair of local authority owned piers and slipways, subject to available Exchequer funding and overall national priorities.

On the 13^thMarch this year all coastal Local Authorities were invited to submit applications under the 2015 Programme however, no application for funding for Cromane Pier was received from Kerry County Council. However, in 2015, my Department has allocated €183,750 to Kerry County Council in respect of 4 other projects.

Any application submitted under the Programme by Kerry County Council in respect of Cromane Pier, in future years, will be considered in the context of the criteria set out, available funding and overall priorities.