Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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1838. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date with the development of phase three of the marina at Ros a 'Mhíl harbour, for which funding of €2 million was announced in 2022; the amount of this money expended in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1356/23]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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In November 2021, my Department was granted planning permission for a 77 berth extension to the small craft harbour with a car park and ancillary infrastructure at Ros an Mhíl Fishery Harbour Centre (FHC). 

Initially it had been planned to dredge the area and dump the material at sea.  However, on review, it is considered better value for money to re-use the dredged materials to reclaim land, thereby increasing the potential for future development.  This change has required a further planning application which remains pending and thereafter will require a waste licence application.  When all the necessary consents are granted the Department will be in a position to progress the project.  €1.94m was spent on capital projects in Ros an Mhíl FHC in 2022, including €14,000 of the €1m originally allocated to the Small Craft Harbour.

Meanwhile, my Department's priority at Ros an Mhíl remains delivery of the Deep Water Quay project and I am happy to advise that the contractor will be mobilising on site in the coming days.