Mr. Ray Lawlor:

Not necessarily. The shipping sector is a movable feast. When the Chairman refers to taking business from other ports, I note the zinc exports that arrived at New Ross during my first stint on the board were as a result of the mining activity at Galmoy. New Ross was the obvious port from which to export them. It was not that the exports were being taken from anywhere else but that the port company worked with the stevedores, the owners of the private jetties and the Galmoy mining company with a view to getting that kind of business. Both the stevedores and the chief executive and incoming board can work towards getting that kind of business to sustain the port.