§ Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when the dry dock in Londonderry was (a) constructed and (b) filled in; under what authority each set of works was carried out; and who financed them.
§ Mr. Adam ButlerThe completion of the former dry dock in Londonderry harbour was announced in 1862; it was infilled in 1978. Both construction and infilling were carried out under the Londonderry Port and Harbour Acts and Order 1854–1976. The construction works were wholly financed by the Londonderry harbour commissioners. The infilling was financed by the340W commissioners with the assistance of grants from the European regional development fund and the Department of Commerce's port modernisation grant scheme.