Written answers

Wednesday, 4 October 2017

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Harbours and Piers Development

Photo of Pearse DohertyPearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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170. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has made a submission to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to ensure that Greencastle harbour, County Donegal can be further developed under the capital plan 2016 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42035/17]

Photo of Martin FerrisMartin Ferris (Kerry, Sinn Fein)
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173. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has made a submission to the Minister for Finance to ensure that Greencastle Harbour, County Donegal can be further developed under the capital plan 2016 to 2021. [42054/17]

Photo of Michael CreedMichael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 170 and 173 together.

Greencastle Harbour is owned by Donegal County Council and responsibility for its maintenance and development rests with that Local Authority in the first instance and its parent Department, the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government thereafter.

My Department owns, operates and maintains six designated State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres, located at Castletownbere, Dingle, Dunmore East, Howth, Killybegs and Ros An Mhíl. In addition, my Department also has responsibility for the upkeep and maintenance of North Harbour at Cape Clear, as well as the maintenance of a small number of specific piers, lights and beacons throughout Ireland, in accordance with the 1902 ex-congested Districts Board piers, lights and Beacons Act.

As my legislative remit does not extend to Greencastle Harbour, I can confirm that no submission has been made by my Department in this regard to the Minister for Finance or the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

Photo of Pearse DohertyPearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funding will be provided for the development of Leenan pier, Inishowen, County Donegal; if Donegal County Council will be advised to make an application in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42036/17]

Photo of Martin FerrisMartin Ferris (Kerry, Sinn Fein)
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174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funding will be provided for the development of Leenan pier, Inishowen, County Donegal; and if Donegal County Council will be advised to make an application in this regard. [42055/17]

Photo of Michael CreedMichael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 171 and 174 together.

Leenan Pier, Inishowen is owned by Donegal County Council and responsibility for its maintenance, repair and development rests with Donegal County Council in the first instance and its parent Department, the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government thereafter.

My Department does provide limited funding to assist  coastal Local Authorities in carrying out small scale projects for the development and repair of Local Authority-owned piers, harbours and slipways under the annual Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme, subject to available Exchequer funding and overall national priorities. I have allocated over €3.5m for these purposes under this year's Programme.  

Records indicate that my Department did not receive a funding application under the 2017 Programme for Leenan Pier. In 2012 Donegal County Council did apply for funding in respect of Leenan Pier for the purposes of the installation of a crane, I am happy to inform the Deputy that on that occasion they received almost €83,000 in funding for that project.

Should an application be submitted by Donegal County Council in relation to this pier in the future, it will be given due consideration within the terms and conditions of the Programme.

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