Mr. Ciarán Aylward:

As Ms Goggin mentioned the development of Bremore Ireland Port will take significant private investment and will require the shipping lines which invest to commit to it. At present, Dublin Port, in particular since the development of Dublin Port tunnel, is serving the export-import industry very well. When Stena Line and Irish Ferries ships come in at 5.30 a.m. to 6 a.m. one sees a trail of trucks go up the port tunnel and out on to the M50 to serve the central distribution centres of the food and chemical industries. That appears to be working quite well. It would be quite difficult for another port to attract the shipping lines from Dublin Port.