Written answers
Tuesday, 17 January 2017
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Departmental Expenditure
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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1417. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline all funding announcements made by him or by his Department for projects in County Mayo since January 2015, in tabular form; the details of each project; the status of the project at 31 December 2016; the amount of funding drawn down at 31 December 2016; and the reason for the delay in the project or funding draw down. [1052/17]
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the table below.
Projects in County Mayo from 1 January 2015-31 December 2016
| Project Details | Status of Project at 31 December 2016 | Amount of funding drawn down by 31 December 2016 € | Reason for delay in project or in funding drawn down |
| Ballyglass (new crane and ancillary facilities | Partially Completed | 44,836 | Crane was not delivered or installed before 31/12/2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldhead (structural repairs to existing Pier) | Completed | 1,745 | N/A |
| Blacksod Harbour (Repairs to Slipway & gangway) | Completed | 60,000 | N/A |
| Ballina Harbour (Resurface section of harbour deck/safety works) | Completed | 60,000 | N/A |
| Killala Harbour (Upgrade Harbour lighting. Safety works to concrete steps & ladders | Completed | 22,500 | N/A |
| Ballyglass (Repairs to fendering, piles & steelwork) | Project did not progress | Nil | N/A |
| 2016 FISHERY HARBOUR AND COASTAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME | |||
| Kilcummin (Underpin section of slipway and harbour area) | Completed | 90,000 | N/A |
| Killerduff (Repairs to paved access area adjoining pier) | Completed | 15,000 | N/A |
| Mulranny (Pier repairs) | Completed | 56,250 | N/A |
| Ballyglass (Repairs to Fenders, piles and steelwork | Completed | 112,500 | N/A |
| Killala Harbour (Masonary repairs to old pier/safety works) | Completed | 112,500 | N/A |
| Blacksod (Install girders/fenders for steps on existing pier) | Completed | 37,500 | N/A |
| Inishturk Island (Reconfigure steps & carry out improvement to deck) | Completed | 89,297 | N/A |
| Cloughmore (Pier repairs) | Completed | 44,268 | N/A |
| Leckanvy (Provide demountable LED lighting on pier) | Completed | 15,000 | N/A |
| Ballina Harbour (Install floating pontoon to facilitate 150 established moorings) | Completed | 112,500 | N/A |
| FOREST NEIGHBOURWOOD SCHEME | |||
| Neighbourwood Scheme (Balla Town Park Ltd) | Completed | 82,666 | N/A |
| BORD IASCAIGH MHARA PROJECTS CO-FUNDED BY EMFF | |||
| Northwest Fisheries Local Action Group (FLAG). €1.5m Funding under EMFF Operational Programme for period 2017 - 2021 | FLAG to invite first applications for grants in February 2017 | N/A | No delay. FLAG establishment approved under EMFF in November 2016. |
| Sofi Shellfish Ltd. Investment to upgrade oyster production farm | Completed | 47,882 | N/A |
| Individual aquaculture farmer. Investment to upgrade rope mussel production system to New Zealand continuous longline system | Completed | 12,112 | N/A |
| Clew Bay Oyster Coop. Development of novel aquaculture techniques for Ostrea edulis from spat production through to market | Delayed | Nil | Not all of the necessary documentation has been submitted. |
| Connemara Seafoods Ltd. Organic certification of oysters | Cancelled | Nil | N/A |
| Connemara Seafoods Frozen Ltd. Investment in value adding seafood processing equipment | Completed | 20,016 | N/A |
| Carr & Sons Seafood Ltd. Investment in value adding seafood processing equipment | Completed | 66,022 | N/A |
| Western Collective. Development of new seafood markets in Asia | Ongoing | 37,216 | N/A |
| BORD IASCAIGH MHARA PROJECTS CO-FUNDED BY EFF | |||
| Connemara Seafoods Frozen Ltd. Investment in value adding seafood processing equipment and processing capacity | Completed | 17,699 | N/A |
| CEDRA FUND – SUPPORT FOR LOCAL MARKETS 2015 | |||
| Ballina Farmers Market (equipment) | Completed | 5,250 | N/A |
| Mulranny Community shop/market (equipment, advertising) | Completed | 4,083 | N/A |
| Belmullet market (equipment, advertising) | Completed | 3,400 | N/A |
| ANIMAL WELFARE GRANTS (RUNNING COSTS) | |||
| Ainmhithe Animal Rescue, Thornberry Cottage & Sanctuary, Rathreagh, Kincon, Ballina, Co. Mayo | Completed | 19,000 | N/A |
| Mayo Animal Welfare Honey Cottage Buckfield Kilmeena Westport Co. Mayo | Completed | 10,000 | N/A |
| The Mayo Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Pattenspark, Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo | Completed | 1,000 (2016 only) | N/A |
| North Mayo Horse Sanctuary Killala Road, Ballina, Co. Mayo | Completed | 6,000 | N/A |
| North West SPCA Ltd, Carrowreagh, Killala, Ballina, Co. Mayo | Completed | 62,000 | N/A |
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