Mr. Pat Ward:

Dublin Port Company broadly welcomes the draft dissolution Bill. Our particular focus is in the areas of heads 5 and 6 and we have made our submission on that basis.

Focusing momentarily on head 5, it is in keeping with Dublin Port Company's strategic and the vision that Dublin Port will have the capacity to service the needs of its customers and the wider economy efficiently, sustainably and safely, in the future.

In the context of head 6, our master plan is the 30 year vision for the port. As the cornerstone of our master plan, we focus on integration with the city. We have had an involvement with the DDDA. We have had two members from Dublin Port Company sitting on the board and the chief executive sat on the council. From Dublin Port's perspective, that level of interaction, engagement and consultation is critically important in future.