Ms Eithne Scott-Lennon:

I hope it will not be me here in 20 years. As I stated at the outset, however, this is a phased programme. The master plan has a span of 15 to 20 years and it will have to be reviewed every five years. As we all know, the world changes, as do economic circumstances. We do not know what we will be facing or what our environs will be like in five or ten years time. The situation will be under constant review on a commercial basis.

The cruisers secured for this year were significantly helped and encouraged by the stakeholder groups. Some representatives of those went to some of the cruise conferences abroad to promote Dún Laoghaire as a new harbour. Those who visited this year commended and complimented us on the welcome they received, as well as the aesthetics of the harbour itself. The harbour's two arms open out to welcome visitors and it is a beautiful place to arrive into. The positive comments were reiterated by the passengers and crew who came ashore.

In addition, we discovered that although some of the passengers boarded coaches and went into Dublin to see the Book of Kells, the Guinness Storehouse and all the usual tourist attractions as well as in the other direction to County Wicklow, including Glendalough, a number of them stayed around the Dún Laoghaire town and harbour area, including Sandycove, Glasthule and Dalkey, where we offer a number of very interesting things for people to do. In itself, that generates great hope for us that it will bring serious economic returns to the community and the hinterland.