The major repair works being carried out on Portsalon Pier at cost of €1.425 million are expected to be completed at the end of April.
Portsalon Pier is one of six Donegal marine infrastructure projects that was allocated a combined total of €8.276 million in a funding package announced by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, in January.
Speaking following a visit to Portsalon Pier earlier this week, Minister McConalogue said: “I’m delighted to see these major repair works taking place.
“The investment of €1.425 million in Portsalon Pier means that this vital piece of local infrastructure will be in place and will serve the area for many generations to come.
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, and Senator Niall Blaney, getting an update on the improvement works taking place on Portsalon Pier this week from PJ McGill.
“I’d like to acknowledge the effort and commitment of Donegal County Council in relation to this project and I look forward to seeing the works concluding ahead of what I hope will be a busy tourist season for Donegal and the North West. Portsalon Pier is so important to the area and plays a crucial role in the local economy.
“I am aware that there were concerns locally about the holdups at the start of the project. But thankfully, significant progress has been made over the last number of months and that’s a great credit to the contractor, Joe McMenamin, and his team.”
He added that it’s certainly going to be a different summer this year in Portsalon compared to last year.
“When Portsalon Pier reopens it will provide new and exciting opportunities for the coastal community which has also played its part in this much needed project. It will see the start of a new beginning for Portsalon and its famous pier which has proven such a popular destination for visitors – from home and abroad – down the years,” the Donegal Minister added.
The other five Donegal projects allocated funding by Minister McConalogue under the Brexit Adjustment Local Authority Marine Infrastructure (BALAMI) Scheme for 2022-2023 were Rathmullan, €3,800,000; Burtonport Quay Wall, €1,425,00; Bunbeg, €1,140,000, Poraleen Quay Wall, €855,000 and Port Inver Slipway, €323,000.