The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, today announced the full details of a €17.8m Capital Investment Package for the ongoing development of Ireland’s publicly owned fishery harbours and local harbour network .

In announcing the initiative the Minister said “I am delighted to announce the full details of my Departments €17.8m Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Capital Programme for 2015. I have set aside €14.9m towards safety, maintenance and new development works at the six Fishery Harbour Centres at Howth, Dunmore East, Castletownbere, Dingle, Rossaveel and Killybegs, in addition to the completion of infrastructural improvement and storm damage repair works at North Harbour, Cape Clear which is also owned by my Department.”

Flagship projects in the 2015 Capital Programme (see table1) include major dredging works at Dunmore East, the provision of small craft harbours and pontoons in Howth, Rossaveal and Killybegs, electrical upgrading in Castletownbere, and necessary remedial works to the main pier in Dingle. In addition, the Bull Nose Development and the Duffy’s Pier storm damage repair projects at North Harbour Cape Clear are to be completed.

The Minister went on to say “I have also allocated €1.5m for a Local Authority Harbour Development and Marine Leisure programme in 2015, and as an exceptional measure I am also providing in the region of €1.4m to facilitate the completion of a number of Local Authority Storm Damage projects which were approved in 2014 as part of the Governments response to the extreme weather conditions in late 2013 and early 2014, but not completed by the Local Authorities in 2014 due to time constraints and other issues. My Department will be contacting the Local authorities regarding these schemes shortly.”

The Minister concluded by saying “This is a significant level of investment in Ireland’s publicly owned fisheries and local harbour network. It will continue the implementation of the Governments strategy to develop and improve the facilities at our Fishery Harbour Centres and other public harbours around our coast, benefitting a broad cohort of stakeholders including the fishing industry, seafood processing sector, other ancillary marine industries, marine tourism and leisure and the wider rural coastal communities”.

Table 1- Fishery Harbour & Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme 2015

Location	Project	Department Approved Funding
Cape Clear, Co. Cork.	Bull Nose Development	€900,000
	Duffy’s Pier	€900,000
	Safety & Maintenance Works	€50,000
	Disability Access Works	€10,000
	Piers, Lights & Beacons	€136,000
All Fishery Harbour Centres	Safety and Maintenance	€1,440,000
Howth FHC	Traffic Management Works	€75,000
	Provision of Small Craft Pontoon	€1,000,000
	Site investigation for West Pier pontoon and Middle Pier upgrade	€150,000
	Upgrading Electrical System – Phase 3	€150,000
Castletownbere FHC	Power points & Electrical Upgrade	€350,000
	Sanitary Facilities Works	€90,000
	Harbour Slipway – Phase 1	€400,000
	Replacement of Water Network – Dinish Island- design	€20,000
	Proposed Development South Side – Dinish Island- site investigation	€30,000
An Daingean FHC	Navigation Buoys Replacement	€130,000
	Main Pier sheet pile Remedial Works	€200,000
	Harbour Workshop and Marina Users Facilities Building - Design	€40,000
	Upgrade Harbour Entrance	€150,000
Rossaveel FHC	Phase 2 Small Craft Harbour	€700,000
	Construction of New Slipway – Design Phase	€70,000
Dunmore East FHC	Harbour Office Upgrade – Phase 2	€200,000
	Breakwater design	€150,000
	Traffic Management Plan	€15,000
	Dredging Works	€6,500,000
Killybegs FHC	Improvement works to Shipyard Entrances	€40,000
	Small Craft Harbour – Phase 2	€700,000
	Provision of additional bollards	€60,000
	Smooth Point Pier Extension – studies and preparation:	€175,000
	Power Outlets - Boatyard	€40,000
Local Authority	Local Authority Harbour Development and Marine Leisure		€1,500,000
	Local Authority Storm Damage		€1,400,000
	Total	€17,771,000

ENDS

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