€2.8m Capital Funding Programme for 51 Harbour Projects Announced. (See Table below)

3rd April 2017

Wicklow Port will benefit from €111,000 in spending from a national funding package to assist 13 Coastal Local Authorities undertake and complete 51 development and repair projects on harbours and slipways

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD, today announced details of a €2.8m package to assist 13 Coastal Local Authorities undertake and complete 51 development and repair projects on harbours and slipways owned by them (see table below for details). The package provides funding for maintenance and repair works in addition to supporting the ongoing development and enhancement of harbour facilities including some marine leisure developments.

The Minister said” I am delighted to announce the continuation of our programme to assist Coastal Local Authorities in the repair and development of fishery and aquaculture linked infrastructure in small 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 “The Local Authority owned harbours in receipt of funding under this year’s programme are fundamental to the wellbeing of rural coastal communities and play an important social and economic role in their respective localities by contributing to the ongoing development of fishing related activities, increasing participation in marine leisure, and augmenting measures to attract greater numbers of tourists which ultimately create the environment for job creation”.

Minister Creed concluded the announcement by saying “The €2.8m I have made available in 2017 is testament to my commitment to assist in the ongoing economic and social development in our rural coastal communities. The diverse range of projects approved for funding under the programme are geographically spread across 13 Local Authorities and will not only create much needed local employment over the time span of the projects, but equally will further enhance the amenities provided to the wider Marine community in these coastal areas.”

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine funded Local Authority works 2017

County Council	Location	Works	Grant aid approved €
Clare County Council	Lahinch	Reconstruction of Slipway	112,500
	Gleninagh Pier	Upgrade of deck	26,250
	Total Clare		138,750
Cork County Council	Lower Aghada Pier	Provision of apron slab, launching area, rock armour, surfacing, barriers and lighting	56,250
	Aghabeg Pier	Upgrade existing slipway, install navigation aid and lighting, upgrade parking and marshalling area	50,000
	Kilcrohane Pier	Upgrade existing slipway and parking area	26,250
	Dunboy Pier	Construct new pier deck, walls and steps, install toerails	33,750
	Youghal Town	Supply and installation of a pontoon and gangway	112,500
	Monkstown Pier	Upgrade existing slipway and steps	32,250
	Total Cork County		311,000
Donegal County Council	Malinmore	Reconstruction of pier at berthing side, providing new decking with steps, ladder and safety railing	60,000
	Downings	Repair to pier wall at seaward side	56,250
	Greencastle	Reinforce existing piles by welding steel plates to piles	112,500
	Bruckless Aid to Navigation	Provision of 1 no. Port Hand marker and light on pier	18,000
	Portmore Malin Head	Replace old crane with new hydraulic pier crane	45,000
	Total Donegal		291,750
Fingal County Council	Rush Harbour 1	Lifting and relaying original stones on a section of the pier	22,500
	Rush Harbour 2	Replacement of missing stones and repointing and stabilisation of other stones	11,250
	Balbriggan Harbour	Installation of new access and egress ladders	7,500
	Skerries Harbour	Installation of 4 new access and egress ladders	5,625
	Rush Harbour 3	Installation of 2 new access and egress ladders, improvement of mooring points	6,000
	Loughshinny Harbour	Installation of 2 new access and egress ladders	1,875
	Total Fingal		54,750
Galway County Council	Bealcarra Pier	Extension of Pier	112,500
	Crumpán Pier	Slipway and pier infrastructure	112,500
	Roundstone Pier	Structural damage repairs	75,000
	Total Galway		300,000
Kerry County Council	Ballinskelligs Pier	Phase 2 of pier stabilisation works and structural repairs	112,500
	Renard Pier	Completion of pier rehabilitation works, including installation of fendering and ladders	67,500
	Fenit Pier	Replacement of fendering to monopile at head of pier	22,500
	Total Kerry		202,500
Limerick County Council	Kilterry Pier	Structural damage repairs to pier walls	112,500
	Ballysteen Pier	Repair works to pier	41,250
	Total Limerick		153,750
Louth County Council	Carlingford Harbour	Repair to sections of revetment	18,750
	Total Louth		18,750
Mayo County Council	Killala Harbour	Protection works for main aids to navigation/lights, reconstruction of harbour deck, safety works	112,500
	Ballina Harbour	Construction of slipway at northern end of harbour to facilitate access	112,500
	Newport, West Mayo	Repairs to quay wall	112,500
	Kildavnet, West Mayo	Safety works at slipway	7,500
	Bullsmouth, West Mayo	Safety works at slipway	7,500
	Tonragee, West Mayo	Safety works at slipway	7,500
	Greens (Achill Sound), West Mayo	Safety works at slipway	7,500
	Total Mayo		367,500
Sligo County Council	Rosses Point	Provision of pontoon and access ramp, modest increase in length of slipway	111,750
	Raghly Harbour	Pier crane and ancillary works	26,250
	Total Sligo		138,000
Waterford County Council	Ardmore Pier	Repair works to pier wall and provide coastal defence	112,500
	Tramore Pier	Repairs to slipway and widening slipway to improve access	75,000
	Boatstrand Pier	Handrails and concrete plinth at new slipways	15,000
	Passage East	Railings/ladders to pier	56,250
	Total Waterford		258,750
Wexford County Council	Ballyhack	Repairs to slipway	13,500
	Kilmore Quay 1	Harbour repairs	9,000
	Kilmore Quay 2	New mooring bollards	9,000
	Courtown Harbour	Masonry repointing, H&S, access works	112,500
	New Ross Marina 1	Structural repairs to existing quay wall at access point to marina	112,500
	Duncannon	Moorings	7,500
	Wexford Harbour	Extension of buoyage scheme to Ferrycarrig	37,500
	New Ross Marina 2	Anchor blocks and pontoon works	12,000
	Total Wexford		313,500
Wicklow County Council	Wicklow Port, East Pier	East Pier strengthening and improvement works	111,000
	Wicklow Port, North and South Quay

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