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Malahide is one of over a dozen harbours around the coast to benefit from an announcement by Sean Connick TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food today that funding has been approved for harbour development projects in Local Authority owned harbours under the Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme 2010.

Funding has been approved for projects that have been identified as priorities by each of the five Local Authorities listed below. Up to 75% of the cost of an approved project (subject to the maximum figure approved) will be available for each project with the Local Authority providing the balance. The project must be completed and funding drawn down before the end of the current calendar year.  The projects are located in harbours around our coastline that are in Local Authority ownership.

Minister Connick said “The Local Authority owned fishing harbours supplement and underpin the activities undertaken in our Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food owned Fishery Harbour Centres. These harbours are of great importance to the fishing and aquaculture industries and provide much needed employment and support for economic activity in our coastal communities. I am delighted to be able to announce the provision of this funding to enhance and develop these facilities”.

The following is a list of the Local Authorities that have been approved funding:

Local Authority

Approved Funding

FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL 

Malahide - Repair to slipway

€55,875

SLIGO COUNTY COUNCIL 

Mullaghmore Harbour - Dredging of harbour

€90,000

CORK COUNTY COUNCIL 

Ballycotton - Breakwater Emergency works

€225,000

WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL

Fethard harbour 1 - Fishing harbour and slipway study

€18,750

Fethard Harbour 2 - Fishing harbour and slipway 

€7,500

Kilmore Quay Harbour - Provide a new laydown area at the end

of West Pier

€54,750

Courtown Harbour 1 - Health & Safety improvements

€18,750

Duncannon & Hook Peninsula Piers - New CCTV system &

Harbour Repairs

€56,250

WEST CORK COUNTY COUNCIL

Castletownbere - Bank Harbour

€18,422

Bantry- Doneen Pier

€23,288

Schull - Lahertanavally Pier

€24,375

Schull - Ballycummisk Pier

€19,916

Castletownbere - Trafrask Pier

€18,422

Western Division - Safety Works

€46,369

Bantry Pier - Public Toilets

€30,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Estimated Cost

€707,667

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