Charles Ward (Donegal, 100% Redress Party)
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492. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when works on a new passenger embarkation pontoon at Killybegs Fisheries Harbour Centre will be fully completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53624/25]

Charles Ward (Donegal, 100% Redress Party)
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493. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when works on a new smooth point phase three at Killybegs Fisheries Harbour Centre will be fully completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53625/25]

Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 492 and 493 together.

In March this year I announced details of €27.75 million allocated for capital projects in Ireland’s publicly owned harbours through the 2025 Fishery Harbour Centre and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme. Of this, I allocated €23 million investment to modernise and enhance the six state-owned Fishery Harbour Centres (FHCs) located at Castletownbere, Dingle, Dunmore East, Howth, Killybegs and Ros An Mhíl which are owned, operated, developed and maintained by my Department under statute.

The investment includes €11.205 million for Killybegs FHC, of which €7 million is allocated to the Smooth Point Phase 3 project and €2.5 million is allocated to the Passenger Embarkation Pontoon project.

All capital projects are subject to rigorous project management processes including design, tender action and implementation stages, and ongoing monitoring, evaluation and review in accordance with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform’s Capital Works Management Framework and the Infrastructural Guidelines.

Additionally, all contractual projects are subject to the applicable conditions of contract and, as such, it is necessary to follow due process in accordance with such conditions.

Works on the Smooth Point Phase 3 project are nearing completion, with the berthing dolphins fully installed. The final installation of the proposed shore-to-ship power supply (known as Cold Ironing) is currently ongoing.

The Passenger Embarkation Pontoon project is substantially complete, with just final snagging and commissioning ongoing at present.

The progress of the works will be contingent upon weather conditions; thus, it is currently impossible to provide a definitive completion date for these projects. Nevertheless, I am pleased to inform the Deputy that both projects are anticipated to be completed before the end of this year.