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17/10/2013
£2.6m For Co Down Fisheries
£2.6m funding is to be used to help coastal fishing communities in County Down.
Fisheries Minister Michelle O'Neill made the announcement of the South East Area European Fisheries Fund during a visit to the County Down fishing port of Ardglass.
The investment is provided through the European Fisheries Fund and is aimed at supporting projects that focus on the sustainable socio-economic development of County Down’s fishing communities.
The funding is to be used to support community and business development, tourism and leisure.
Speaking at the event, the Minister said: "This fund will provide meaningful benefits to the communities along the County Down coastline that continue to rely on the fishing industry for many of its job opportunities and wealth.
"The bottom-up approach used in developing the strategy to support the fund, which has drawn on the experiences gained from previous programmes of support, helps ensure that the available support focuses on addressing the needs of communities as they themselves have identified. I commend SEA-FLAG in delivering the required strategy and would encourage anyone with any project, or project idea, that is linked to community, business, tourism or leisure development to engage with the SEA-FLAG group to determine what financial and/or technical development assistance can be provided."
Minister O'Neill added: "This funding represents one of the largest allocations awarded to any one Fisheries Local Action Group throughout Europe and should serves as a sign of confidence government holds in SEA-FLAG’s ability to deliver a meaningful programme of benefits."
(IT/CD)
Fisheries Minister Michelle O'Neill made the announcement of the South East Area European Fisheries Fund during a visit to the County Down fishing port of Ardglass.
The investment is provided through the European Fisheries Fund and is aimed at supporting projects that focus on the sustainable socio-economic development of County Down’s fishing communities.
The funding is to be used to support community and business development, tourism and leisure.
Speaking at the event, the Minister said: "This fund will provide meaningful benefits to the communities along the County Down coastline that continue to rely on the fishing industry for many of its job opportunities and wealth.
"The bottom-up approach used in developing the strategy to support the fund, which has drawn on the experiences gained from previous programmes of support, helps ensure that the available support focuses on addressing the needs of communities as they themselves have identified. I commend SEA-FLAG in delivering the required strategy and would encourage anyone with any project, or project idea, that is linked to community, business, tourism or leisure development to engage with the SEA-FLAG group to determine what financial and/or technical development assistance can be provided."
Minister O'Neill added: "This funding represents one of the largest allocations awarded to any one Fisheries Local Action Group throughout Europe and should serves as a sign of confidence government holds in SEA-FLAG’s ability to deliver a meaningful programme of benefits."
(IT/CD)
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