Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 June 2023
493. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the deadline attached to the funding of €1.2 million provided by his Department for Bunbeg pier in County Donegal can be extended by a year to account for the current delays in awarding foreshore licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31230/23]
View answerThe Deputy is referring to an application made under the Brexit Adjustment Local Authority Marine Infrastructure (BALAMI) Scheme 2022-2023. This Scheme flows from the Seafood Taskforce report and is aimed exclusively at the rejuvenation of local authority owned public piers and harbours with the objective of offsetting the impact of the EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement. The Scheme is funded from the EU Brexit Adjustment Reserve Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2021/1755).
The current requirement is to have funding spent by the end of 2023, however, my Department is liaising with Donegal County Council regarding progression of the project and with the Departments of Public Expenditure and Reform and Foreign Affairs regarding pathways to ensuring delivery of this project.
