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MINISTER COVENEY ANNOUNCES €23M PACKAGE FOR PIERS AND HARBOURS COUNTRY WIDE
€8.5M FOR 115 STORM DAMAGED PIERS AND HARBOURS.€14.63M CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN MAJOR HARBOUR DEVELOPMENTS.The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, today announced details of a €23m package for the repair of public owned piers, harbours and slipways damaged during the winter storms and for investment in the ongoing development of Ireland’s public harbour network.In announcing this initiative, the Minister said “We are all too well aware of the damage wreaked on our harbour network during the winter storms. I am delighted to announce as part of an extended capital programme for 2014, this significant funding for the immediate repair of piers and harbours across the country”.€8.5m for 115 storm damaged piers and harbours to assist 11 Local Authorities and the Department of Agriculture, Food & Marine to repair this storm damaged infrastructure. (see tables 1&2 for details)· Funding of €7m for 111 projects to repair Local Authority owned storm damaged harbours, piers and slipways and €1.5m for remediation work at four Department owned, non-Fishery Harbour Centres including €1.3m for North Harbour Cape Clear. “In addition, a further €14.63m of funding is being provided for harbour development in 2014 and this represents a significant increase on the level of funding provided in 2013. This is an indication of the Government’s commitment to developing our fishery harbours for the benefit of our fishing industry, seafood processing sector, other ancillary marine industries, tenants and the wider community. It is part of an ongoing and long term strategy to develop and improve the facilities at our Fishery Harbour Centres and other public harbours around our coast.” (see table 3 for details).· €11.63m of this is allocated towards safety, maintenance and new development works at six Fishery Harbour Centres at Howth, Dunmore East, Castletownbere, Dingle, Ros a Mhíl and Killybegs, in addition to infrastructural improvement works at “bull nose” pier, North Harbour, Cape Clear. This works also includes €4m for dredging works at Dunmore East. · €3m is being allocated for Local Authority Harbour Development and Marine Leisure programmes. The Department is contacting the relevant Local Authorities in relation to applications under this element of the Programme.Flagship projects in the 2014 Capital Programme include the works at “bull nose” pier Cape Clear, major dredging works at Dunmore East, electrical upgrading in Howth, slipway works at Ros a Mhíl, Castletownbere and Dingle, and a small craft harbour in Killybegs. The Minister commented that “the projects consisting of €23m in total capital expenditure will repair the storm damage to our vitally important fisheries piers and harbours network and will develop our harbours for the benefit of our seafood industry and the coastal communities dependent on this infrastructure. This package will help to ensure that this important infrastructure is fit for purpose in the modern era and will bring significant added value to local communities and much welcome jobs and economic activity”.Table 1 Departmental owned Non-Fishery Harbour Centres approved for funding under the Storm Damage Programme.Location Structure Type DAFM Approved FundingCape Clear, Co.Cork. North Harbour €1,300,000Dooagh, Co Mayo Pier (PLB) €115,000Westcove, Co. Kerry Navigation Beacon (PLB) €60,000Gun Rock, Co. Galway Beacon (PLB) €40,000TOTAL €1,515,000Table 2 Local Authority Projects approved for funding under the Storm Damage ProgrammeLocation DAFM Approved 2014 90% fundingCork County Council Pallas Sea Wall, Ardgroom €36,000 Glandore Pier €180,000 Courtmacsherry Harbour €9,000 Letter Pier, Kilcrohane €27,000 Dursey Island Pier €9,450 Travarra Pier €13,500 Cleanderry Slip, Ardgroom €22,500 Gorteen Pier €9,000 Deelish Pier, Skibbereen €27,000 McDonald's Quay Youghal €72,000 Baltimore Pier €36,000 Barleycove Beach €45,000Total Cork Co. Co. €486,450Waterford County Council Tramore Seawall €135,000 Boatstrand Pier €315,000 Dunmore East Stormwall €18,000Total Waterford Co. Co. €468,000Wexford County Council Courtown Harbour 1 €477,000 Cahore Harbour €49,500 Wexford Harbour €9,000 Kilmore Quay, Harbour 2 €180,000 Courtown Harbour 2 €630,000 Fethard Harbour €9,000 Slade Harbour €54,000 St Helens Harbour €45,900 Ballyhack Harbour €45,000 Carne Harbour €13,500Total Wexford Co. Co. €1,512,900Mayo County Council Roonagh Pier €18,000 Porturlin Harbour €135,000 Purtoon, Inishturk Pier €27,000 Kilcummin Harbour €63,000 Killala Harbour €63,000 Inishbiggle Pontoon €27,000 Clare Island Pier & Slipway €76,500 Islandmore Pontoon €18,000 Mulranny Pier €67,500 Old Head Pier €12,600 Blackshod Pier €72,000 Carramore Pier €47,700 Killerduff Harbour €135,000 Rathlacken Harbour €135,000 Saleen Harbour €90,000 Lecanvey Pier €10,800 Bunlough Slipway €9,000 Faulmore Slipway €45,000 Belderrigh Pier, Ballycastle €90,000 Inishkea Island Pier €45,000 Frenchport Pier, Belmullet €18,000 Westport Quay €27,000Total Mayo Co. Co. €1,232,100Sligo County Council Mullaghmore Harbour €89,100 Enniscrone Pier €61,200Total Sligo Co. Co. €150,300Galway County Council Cé na Trá Ban, Lettermore €198,000 Cé an Mace, Carna €90,000 Cé Cora Point, Inis Meáin €135,000 Cé Sruthan Pier, An Cheathru Rua €216,000 Cé Inis Oírr Slipway, Inis Oírr €108,000 Cé Annaghvaan, Lettermore €180,000 Seán Céibh Spideál €135,000 Cé Spideál Nua €90,000 Cé Inis Oírr Slipway, Inis Oírr €90,000 Cé Dolan €108,000 Cé Pointe, An Ceathru Rua €180,000 Cé Sruthan Bui, Rosmuc €135,000 Cé Caladh Thaidh €108,000 Cé Finnis, Finnis Island €135,000 Cé Rossadilisk €108,000Total Galway Co. Co. €2,016,000Kerry County Council Local Aids to Navigation €19,350 Kilmakilogue Pier €18,675 Tahilla Pier €5,850 Blackwater Pier €675 Cuan Pier €2,700 Coonanna Pier €1,125 Cooscrome Pier €7,650 Fenit Pier €7,740 Knightstown Pier €6,750 Dromatoor Pier €7,650 Bunnavalla Pier €4,500 Dunquin Pier €27,000 Brandon Pier €4,500Total Kerry Co. Co. €114,165Wicklow County Council Arklow Harbour South Pier €5,400Total Wicklow Co. Co. €5,400Donegal County Council Mountcharles Pier €36,000 Magherarorty Harbour €45,000 Buncrana Harbour €45,000 Arranmore, Rannagh Pier Slip €27,000 Bundoran Pier €7,200 Malinmore Pier €6,750 Doonalt Pier (near Glencolmcille) €6,750 Bruckless Pier €16,200 Port Inver €18,000 Cladnageeragh Pier (near Kilcar) €22,500 Portsalon Pier €22,500 Bunaniver Pier €31,500 Wyon Point & Rinnalea Navigation Lights €9,000 Nancy's Rock Navigation Perch €31,500 Cassan Sound Pier €9,000 Malinbeg, Ballyederlan, Gortalia, Tawney (Piers & Slipways) €18,000 Donegal Town Pier €3,600 Bunagee Pier €135,000 Ballysaggart Pier €13,500 Owey Island Pier €27,000 Rathmullan Pier €27,000 Leabgarrow Harbour, Arranmore €45,000 Ballyshannon Harbour €45,000 Curransport Slipway €9,000 Arranmore,Stackamore, Slipway €6,750 Cruit Island Slipway €6,750 Inis Caoraigh Slipway €18,000 Killybegs Harbour, Shore Road €63,000Total Donegal Co. Co. €751,500Clare County Council Liscannor Pier €130,950 Ballyvaughan Pier €65,700 Seafield Pier €18,000 Kilbaha Pier €18,000Total Clare Co. Co. €232,650Louth County Council Carlingford Harbour €4,500Total Louth Co. Co. €4,500GRAND TOTAL €6,973,965Table 3 2014 Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Capital ProgrammeLocation Project DAFM Approved Funding Bull Nose Development €3,000,000 Safety & Maintenance Works €50,000 Cape Clear, Co. Cork. Disability Access Works €10,000 Piers, Lights & Beacons €27,000 Safety & Maintenance €1,260,000 All Fishery Harbour Centres Disability Access €100,000 Design & Planning for Pontoons between Middle and West Pier €100,000
Syncrolift Platform Painting & Repairs €80,000 Upgrading of Navigational Lights & Markers €20,000 Upgrading Electrical System €500,000 Howth FHC East Pier Repairs €150,000 Power points & Electrical Upgrade Mainland Quay €200,000 Mainland Quay Perimeter Fencing/Wall €200,000 Harbour Slipway €300,000 Welfare facilities for harbour users (Dinish) €100,000 Castletownbere FHC Syncrolift drainage – Design & Planning €150,000 CCTV Upgrade €40,000 Main Pier sheet pile condition survey €40,000 An Daingean FHC Boatyard Slipway Removal €200,000 Design & Planning for Phase 2 Small Craft Harbour €31,000 Ros a Mhíl FHC Commencement of New Slipway €133,000 Construction of Harbour Building Extension €220,000 Dunmore East FHC Dredging Works €4,000,000 Safety Mooring (Department Craft) €20,000 Landing Pier Fendering €30,000 Floating work platform €9,000 Synchrolift Carriage €10,000 Repairs to Blackrock Pier €150,000 Killybegs FHC Small Craft Harbour – Phase 1 €500,000 Local Authority Development Local Authority Programme (excluding storm damage projects) Marine Leisure & Marine Tourism Local Authorities €3,000,000 TOTAL €14,630,000