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FRESH efforts to boost local piers, harbours and slipways could receive support this year, according to Clare’s Fianna Fáil TD. It follows the release of new figures which show that the allocation to this county over the past nine years was less than €2 million. Deputy Cathal Crowe raised the matter with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in the Dáil, asking him to outline plans to support marine infrastructure in this county. Responding, Minister Charlie McConalogue admitted that funding provision in recent times had been “modest”. However, he urged Clare County Council to prepare applications for a new fund launched by his Department earlier this year. “The responsibility for the development, and maintenance of Local Authority-owned piers, harbours and slipways rests with each Local Authority in the first instance,” Minister McConalogue told Deputy Crowe. “I am also mindful that the primary governance role for local authorities rests with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. “In …
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