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THERE was good news for west Clare at the weekend when grant ap- proval was confirmed for a major up- grade of the local road infrastructure and and extensive redevelopment of Doonbeg Harbour.
In addition to the €16 million al- located to Clare Council Council for the maintenance and improvement of regional and local roads, a fur- ther €1.5 million was approved for Specific improvement work on the Miltown Malbay/Gort and Miltown Malbay/Ennis roads.
€200,000 was approved for spe- cific improvements to the Kilmihil/
Cree road and safety work on the road at Paradise, Kildysart qualified for a grant of €30,000.
A special block grant of €204,000 was allocated to Kilrush Town Council with €127,000 of this being being targeted for footpath and car- riageway repairs.
€44,000 was allocated for the pro- vision, repair and replacement of footpaths in the Kikee Town Council area. This will cover the cost of work on the footpaths at Dunlicky Road (€7,200); Circular Road (€8,480); Marian Estate (€4,800); Carri- gaholt Road (€8,160); O’Connell Street (€9,600) and O’Curry Street (5,760).
Minister of State Tony Killeen ex- pressed optimism that any planning issues relating to the commence- ment of works on the Doonbeg Har- bour Development would soon be resolved. He was commenting after the Government allocated €525,000 to Clare County Council to under- take extensive improvement works at Doonmore, Doonbeg.
“The cooperative approach adopt- ed by the local community, Clare County Council and the various State Agencies in securing the nec- essary funding to upgrade Doonbeg Harbour is a perfect example of how essential rural projects can be pro- eressed for the benefit of all,” he
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“There is a varied and extensive programme of works earmarked for this development including the dredging of the inner harbour and channel, construction of protection breakwater and walkway at crest level, and the demolition of the ex- isting slipway and construction of a replacement slipway. Clare County Council also intends reclaiming, regrading and resurfacing on-shore So}:
He added that the maintenance and development of piers and harbours was essential for the sustainable de- velopment and regeneration of coast- al communities throughout Clare.