Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We need to be very clear here. This has been a long-standing policy framework of which the board of Galway Port is aware. It is not a case of it - or anybody else - being able to apply for TEN-T funding and then having it refused. There are very clear criteria in place regarding what is and is not a TEN-T port. I am not going to comment - as the Deputy has not commented - on the application which is under way, because it is subject to the planning process. I will, therefore, stay well clear of that matter. The position in respect of what constitutes a TEN-T port has always been crystal clear, however, as has that regarding the types of funding that for which ports either can or cannot qualify. I have made this clear to the port authorities and on the public record in the Houses on a number of occasions.