137. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of each application for capital funding for harbours and piers in County Waterford in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to 31 August 2026, including the harbour or pier concerned, project description, amount sought, amount allocated, amount drawn down, application and approval date, and current project status, in tabular form. [67608/26]

The Department owns, operates, develops and maintains six designated State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres (FHCs), located at Castletownbere, Dingle, Dunmore East, Howth, Killybegs and Ros An Mhíl, under statute. My Department also has responsibility for the upkeep and maintenance of North Harbour at Cape Clear, as well as the maintenance of a small number of specific piers, lights and beacons throughout Ireland.

The responsibility for the development and maintenance of local authority owned piers, harbours and slipways rests with each local authority in the first instance. However, as part of my Department's annual Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme, limited funding is provided for small scale shovel ready projects. My Department also administered the Brexit Adjustment Local Authority Marine Infrastructure (BALAMI) Scheme 2022-2023, which provided unprecedented funding under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve. All applications for funding for capital works at piers and harbours are given due consideration, taking into account the available funding and the terms of the scheme.

The attached table details each application for capital funding for harbours and piers in County Waterford in each of the years 2021 to 2025, and also the allocation for the approved 2026 projects.