A provision in today's budget will allow the Marine Institute to commence the planned replacement of the 21-year-old Celtic Voyager with a new 50m modern research vessel that will provide critical national infrastructure to enable Ireland to address the considerable challenges of Brexit and the Common Fisheries Policy as well as climate-induced impacts on our oceans.
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D., today announced details of his Department’s 2019 €1.6bn Budget. Speaking this afternoon, the Minister also detailed a €78m Brexit Package for farmers, fishermen & food SMEs.
The provision for the Department’s Seafood Programme has been increased by €6 million, to a total of €133.8 million, and this will help fund vital investment in Castletownbere and Killybegs fishery harbours.