Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of funding from his Department to port companies and local authorities in respect of ports they manage in each of the years 2016 to 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38009/20]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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In line with National Ports Policy (NPP), the commercial ports sector does not receive Exchequer funding. This includes the Ports of National Significance (Tier 1) – Dublin, Cork and Shannon Foynes – and (Tier 2) - Waterford and Rosslare, which fund their operations and capital investments from their own resources.

In accordance with NPP and the provisions of the Harbours Act 2015, four Ports of Regional Significance have transferred to Local Authority Control.

Wicklow Port Company transferred to Wicklow County Council on 30 August 2016. Drogheda Port Company’s shareholding was transferred to Louth County Council on 2 October 2017. Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company transferred to Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council on the 3 October 2018. New Ross Port Company transferred to Wexford County Council on 1 August 2019.

Galway Harbour is designated for transfer to Galway City Council and it is expected that the transfer will proceed in 2020.

Each Local Authority conducted due diligence in advance of taking over the relevant port and the Department provided funding of up to a maximum of €30,000 to each Local Authority toward the due diligence.