Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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211. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount provided under the capital plan for the pier development on Inis Oírr; the amount spent to date; the progress to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18846/17]

Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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A total of €621,961 was spent by my Department over the period 2004 to 2007 on consultancy services aimed at the development of Inis Oírr pier. Under the Government’s capital investment plan, Building on Recovery: Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2016 – 2021, additional funding of €8 million has been earmarked for this development. My officials have met recently with officials from Galway County Council, who are the facilitators of the development, and I understand that, as a result, steps are being taken by the Council to re-engage consultants in order to progress the development.