§ Mr. Peter RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how much money has been spent on dealing with the effects of coastal erosion(a) along the County Down coast and (b) in all of Northern Ireland, in each of the last five years;
(2) if he will list the schemes which have been undertaken to prevent coastal erosion within Northern Ireland; and if he will list each of the proposed schemes, with planned commencement dates and costs in each case.
§ Mr. NeedhamIt is extremely difficult to distinguish between works intended to prevent coastal erosion and works to deal with its effects. The objective is usually the same and the actual works can often coincide.
The following amounts have been spent by the Department of the Environment's roads service on dealing with coastal erosion in the last five financial years:
County Down coast Financial year Amount £'000 1987–88 51 1988–89 41 1989–90 33 1990–91 156 1991–92 152
Northern Ireland Financial year Amount £'000 1987–88 159 1988–89 167 1989–90 122 1990–91 241 1991–92 221 In the last five financial years, the following schemes have been undertaken by the roads service to deal with coastal erosion in areas where the stability of a road was threatened:
Year and scheme
1987–88
- Barrhall road, Portaferry—new sea wall.
- A2 North of Ballyhalbert—rock armouring.
- Cushendun/Waterfoot/Murlough bay—general routine repairs.
- A2 between Larne/Garron Point—general routine repairs.
1988–89
- A20 Newtownards/Greyabbey—reconstruction of sea wall.
- Magilligan Point, Londonderry—general routine repairs.
- Cushendun/Waterfoot/Murlough bay—general routine repairs.
- A2 between Larne/Garron Point—general routine repairs.
1989–90
- Seafront road, Cultra—strengthening of existing sea wall.
- Minerstown, County Down—rock armouring.
- Magilligan Point, Londonderry—general routine repairs.
- Cushendun/Waterfoot/Murlough bay—general routine repairs.
- A2 between Larne/Garron Point—general routine repairs.
1990–91
- A20 Newtownards-Greyabbey, A20 Greyabbcy-Kircubbin,
452 Loughshore road-Portaferry—storm repair work and provision of rock armouring. - Culmore Point, Londonderry, Benone, Limavady, Cushendun/Waterfoot/Murlough bay, A2 between Larne/Garron Point—general routine repairs.
1991–92
- Minerstown, County Down, Killard, County Down, Kilclief, County Down—general routine repairs.
- Kinnegar, Holywood—replacement of gabions.
- A20 Newtownards/Cunningburn road—rock armouring and sea wall repairs.
- Shore road, Portaferry—sea wall repairs.
- Culmore Point, Londonderry, Cushendun/Waterfoot/Murlough bay, A2 between Larne/Garron Point—general routine repairs.
The following schemes are proposed for the 1992–93 financial year:
£ Portballintrae 6,000 Garron Point 20,000 Seacliffe Road, Bangor 1,000 Killard, Co. Down 20,000–40,000 Other routine maintenance work will be carried out as requested.