Minister Creed announces further €1m funding to nine Coastal Local Authorities for 16 Harbour Development projects
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD, today announced details of an extended programme to assist 9 Coastal Local Authorities undertake and complete 16 development and repair projects on harbours and slipways owned by them (see table below for details). This €1m package augments the €2.8m already approved by the Minister in March and means that in total 67 Local Authority developments will receive funding under the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marines’ 2017 Fishery harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme.
The Minister said” I am delighted to announce this additional €1m funding to assist Local Authorities in the repair and development of fishery and aquaculture linked marine harbours under their ownership.
The Local Authority programme forms part of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marines’ 2017 Fishery harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme, whereby the Department co-funds up to 75% the total cost of approved projects with the Local Authority providing the balance.
The Minister went on to say“ Between 2011 and 2016 , in excess of €22.5m has been granted to Local Authorities for work under taken on 437 projects under the Local Authority element of my Departments capital programme. This, in conjunction with the €3.8m in total for 67 projects this year constitutes a significant investment in rural communities spread along Irelands’ coastline ensuring a broad geographic spread of economic and social benefits accruing from the programme.”
Extended 2017 Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine funded Local Authority works
County Council |
Location |
Works |
DAFM funding @ 75% |
Clare County Council |
New Quay |
Replace Steps and repair slipway |
24,000 |
Total Clare |
24,000 |
||
Cork County Council |
Lusitania Pier |
Slipway repairs and refurbishment |
37,500 |
Ballydonegan Pier |
Repair existing sea walls and steps, install railings and toerails |
11,250 |
|
Brown’s Island Pier |
Repair existing damaged pier |
45,000 |
|
Total Cork |
93,750 |
||
Donegal County Council |
Glengad |
Reconstruction of quay wall |
30,000 |
Port Inver |
Reconstruction of pier head and provision of new steps and ladders |
27,000 |
|
Scailpnaloing Owey Island |
Reconstruction of berting face and provision of new steps and railings |
45,000 |
|
Total Donegal |
102,000 |
||
Galway County Council |
Droim, Leitirmoir |
Slipway and pier extension |
112,500 |
Céibh san Ard Thoir, Carna |
Pier repairs and reinforcement |
75,000 |
|
Total Galway |
187,500 |
||
Kerry County Counci |
Fenit Pier 2 |
Structural repairs, including grouting, stabilisation works and strengthening of junction between viaduct and Fenit Harbour |
60,000 |
Total Kerry |
60,000 |
||
Mayo County Council |
Killerduff Pier |
Repairs to harbour deck/slipway and breakwater wall, safety works |
75,000 |
Kilcummin Harbour |
Construct new section of breakwater wall |
67,500 |
|
Rathlackan Pier ** |
Repairs to harbour deck/slipway and breakwater wall, safety works, lighting improvements, replacement of winch |
112,500 |
|
Total Mayo |
255,000 |
||
Waterford County Council |
Boatstrand North Pier |
Structural over-slabbing to North Face of pier |
112,500 |
Total Waterford |
112,500 |
||
Wexford County Council |
Courtown Harbour 2 |
Basin dredging works |
112,500 |
Total Wexford |
112,500 |
||
Wicklow County Council |
Wicklow Port, Packet Pier |
Proving and drainage works |
112,500 |
Total Wicklow |
112,500 |
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Total |
1,059,750 |
To view this Press Release as a PDF: DAFMPR 92/2017 (pdf 486Kb)
Date Released: 30 May 2017