Brexit Adjustment Local Authority Marine Infrastructure Scheme 2022-2023

Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine - ‘Brexit Adjustment Local Authority Marine Infrastructure Scheme 2022-2023 (BALAMI 2022-2023).

In January 2022, the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine announced ‘Brexit Adjustment Local Authority Marine Infrastructure Scheme 2022-2023 (BALAMI 2022-2023) which was to provide funding to Coastal Local Authorities.

The objective of the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) is to provide support to counter the adverse economic, social, territorial and, where appropriate, environmental consequences of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union in Member States, including their regions and local communities, and sectors, in particular in those that are most adversely affected by the withdrawal, and to mitigate the related negative impact on the economic, social and territorial cohesion. This Scheme is designed to support economic sectors, businesses and local communities and to support job creation and protection by distributing BAR funds to enhance, upgrade, modernise and develop Ireland’s publicly owned coastal and marine infrastructure to facilitate diversification of economic opportunities.

The Seafood Taskforce recommended that the Brexit Adjustment Reserve be used to fund rejuvenation of Ireland’s coastal and marine infrastructure specifically to address the economic consequences of Brexit arising from the implications to the Irish fishing industry. The Seafood Taskforce recommended that the Scheme focus on small-scale ‘shovel-ready’ projects to give immediate construction stimulus to the coastal communities affected.

Coastal local authorities were invited to submit proposals for the improvement, enhancement and/or upgrading of coastal/marine infrastructure in the local authority’s ownership. In March 2022 Cork County Council submitted applications for 15 ‘shovel ready’ projects under the scheme.

On the 29th of April 2022, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) approved 14 out of the 15 projects submitted by Cork County Council with a project value of €5,487,861. The projects are listed below and are required to be completed by November 2023.

On the 9th of December 2022, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) approved a further 6 projects for Cork County Council bringing the total projects funded under BALAMI to 20 projects with a total project value of  €6,349,827.98. 
On the 2nd of October 2023, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) approved Baltimore Weighbridge for Cork County Council bringing the total projects funded under BALAMI to 21 projects with a total project value of €6,634,437.45

The final breakdown of the eligible project costs is included in the table below:

The following is a link to the successfully completed projects:

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The following is a before and after comparison of the works at Pallas Pier.

Pallas Pier prior to works being completed

Pallas Pier works where ladders, T-bars and toe-rails were replaced