AQW 4375/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Infrastructure
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure what work his Department is doing, in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, to address coastal erosion.
Asked by Connie Egan MLA on 10 October 2022
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 10 October 2022
- Answer due by
- 25 October 2022
- Answered
- 25 October 202215 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Infrastructure
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Coastal Forum meets 1-2 times per year and brings together relevant government Departments, local Councils with a coastline and other interested parties to discuss coastal change issues in the North and seeks to adopt a more strategic approach to managing those issues.
A joint DfI / DAERA Coastal Forum Working Group has also been created to support the work of the Coastal Forum and progress actions to improve coastal management.
DAERA has invested over £1.5M on evidence gathering with the primary aim of acquiring a baseline dataset for the coastline.
DfI, DAERA and Irish Government Departments are seeking to secure funding under Investment Area 5.2 of PEACE PLUS programme which the Departments expect to enable a cross border approach to the protection of the marine and coastal environment.