A NORTHSIDE harbour is to receive an upgrade at a cost of more than e800,000.
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney, has signed a significant contract for remediation and upgrade development works at Howth Fishery Harbour Centre.
The work will be carried out by an Irish company, Wills Bros Ltd., Civil Engineering Contractors.
The total value of the contract is e868,000. The consultants on the project are RPS Consulting Engineers.
Howth Fishery Harbour Centre is one of six Fishery Harbour Centres for which Minister Coveney has responsibility.
The facilities at the Fishery Harbour Centre are pivotal to the repair of fishing fleet vessels and the maintenance industry as they provide a means of lifting vessels out of the water and working on those vessels in a self contained repair area.
This investment in facilities will provide a better working environment for various skilled craftsmen already working in the vessel repair sector while also providing a centre to develop employment opportunities.
Minister Coveney pointed out the many benefits accruing from the investment.
“The investment will not only improve the facilities at the harbour for vessel owners and the ship repair industry but will serve to boost employment opportunities in the industry,
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“The work is being carried out in an Irish harbour by an Irish company with huge expertise and provides the potential to reap significant benefits to the Irish economy.
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Dublin North East TD Terence Flanagan (FG) said it was
“great news
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“There will be significant benefits to the Irish economy and I know that Howth residents will join me in welcoming this announcement,
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Dublin North East TD Sean Kenny (Lab) also welcomed the announcement.
“I am delighted to hear that this work is going ahead,
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