Apply to Provide Passenger Services at a Fishery Harbour Centre

Operators must have permission to provide passenger services at a State-owned Fishery Harbour Centre. The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has overall responsibility for the development of infrastructure at the Fishery Harbour Centres.

The six Fishery Harbour Centres are:

• Howth, Co. Dublin
• Dunmore East, Co. Waterford
• Castletownbere, Co. Cork
• Ros an Mhíl, Co. Galway
• An Daingean (Dingle), Co. Kerry
• Killybegs, Co Donegal

These harbours are managed and operated by the State to promote sea fishing and related industries as well as other economic and social development including leisure facilities.

As part of the application for passenger services you must provide full details of proposed passenger operations.

This includes:

• number, frequency, destination and duration of voyages
• whether proposed service is permanent, temporary, seasonal or year round
• number of anticipated passengers
• relevant technical specifications of the vessel

The details of any proposed service must be agreed with the fishery harbour centre concerned.

To apply, the form below must be completed and returned to the relevant harbour master.