Pontoons in Cape Clear, West Cork a small craft harbour in Killybegs, County Donegal and dredging works in Howth, County Dublin are part of an €18m Capital Investment Package in 2016 for the development of Ireland’s fishery harbour network announced today by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney T.D. See the full table below.
Announcing the investment package, the Minister said “In total I am allocating €18m for this year's Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Capital Programme. I have set aside €16m towards safety, maintenance and new development works at the six Fishery Harbour Centres at Howth, Dunmore East, Castletownbere, Dingle, Rossaveel and Killybegs. I am also making €2m available for a Local Authority Harbour Programme, and I am assessing specifically what is required to address storm damage at Local Authority owned fishery harbours.”
Flagship projects in the 2016 Capital Programme (see table1) include the provision of dedicated Ferry pontoons on the West Pier in Howth, infrastructure upgrades in Dunmore East, commencement of the Dinish Wharf expansion Project in Castletownbere, expansion of the small craft harbour in Ros an Mhíl and the Smooth Point pier extension in Killybegs. The Minister continued, “While there are a number of flagship projects for completion this year, of equal importance is the preparatory work for significant potential projects in Howth, Dunmore East, An Daingean and Ros an Mhíl”
The 2016 Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Capital Programme outlined by the Minister also contains funding of €2m to assist coastal Local Authorities repair, maintain and develop piers, harbours and slipways under their ownership. The Minister stated “I am delighted to continue to support Local Authorities in their efforts to maintain and develop the fishery harbour network which provides much needed facilities for our rural fishing and marine focussed communities. A number of smaller fishing piers around the coast experienced some damage during the recent storms and we are currently assessing how best to assist Local Authorities in carrying out repairs”
Concluding on the 2016 Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Capital Programme, the Minister said “This year’s programme is significant on a number of fronts, firstly it provides for the continuation of this Governments strategy to develop and improve the facilities at our fishery harbours in 2016. Secondly it prepares the groundwork for potential projects in the coming years all of which will benefit the fishing industry, seafood processing sector, other ancillary marine industries.”
Table 1- Fishery Harbour & Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme 2016
| Location | Project | Cost €m |
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Howth: |
- Traffic Management Works - East Pier Repairs - Pontoons to west pier for ferry landings - Engineers office - Preparation of Dumping at Sea licence - Provision of Berthing Face to Middle Pier - Electric Works West Pier - Gas Main - Other Services (Sewers,ducting,watermains) Total |
0.150 0.050 0.400 0.050 0.100 0.100 0.300 0.150 0.150 1.450 |
|
Dunmore East: |
- Harbour Office Upgrade - West Wharf upgrade - Breakwater (Design Report) - Harbour Road re-surface Total |
0.700 0.200 0.160 0.100 1.160 |
| Castletownbere: |
- Harbour User toilet and Shower facilities - Dinish Wharf Expansion - Harbour Slipway - Quayside Electrical Upgrade - Harbour Offices Upgrade - Replacement of water network Dinish - Dinish Bridge Survey - CCTV Total |
0.090 1.000 0.040 0.150 0.250 0. 450 0.080 0.070 2.130 |
|
An Daingean:
|
- Workshop Design ,Planning and commence works - Capital Dredging Navigation Channel – Dumping at sea Licence, tender preparation and preparation works - Net mending area Total |
0.400 0.500 0.100 1.000 |
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Ros an Mhíl:
|
- Quay Development – Design, Evaluations, Consulting, EIS, Permitting and preparation works - Small craft Harbour – Dredging Total |
0.800 1.800 2.600 |
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Killybegs:
|
- Repairs to Blackrock/Auction Hall Piers - Small Craft Harbour - Smooth Point Pier Development - Landing Pier Fendering - Landing Pier Electrical Design/Works - Boatyard investment Total |
0.175 0.900 2.500 0.300 0.190 0.0 70 4.135 |
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Cape Clear
|
-Pontoons Total |
400 0.400 |
| Total Departmental Owned Marine Infrastructure projects | €12.875 | |
| Safety and Maintenance and Non-Discretionary and Contractual Capital Commitments 2016 (incl Disability Access) | €3.120 | |
| Total Local Authority Harbour Development and Marine Leisure | €2.000 | |
| Total Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Capital Programme |
€17.995
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