Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Drogheda Port Company: Discussion with Chairman Designate
2:10 pm
Kevin O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
I have one more question for Dr. Hiney. In the future, the idea is to expand the business, with a target of 1.2 million tonnes of a turnover to report. However, Brexit brings its own fears and we do not know what will happen. Irrespective of what happens with Brexit, can Dr. Hiney see the business growing? In terms of what goes through the port, how much is destined for Britain, mainland Europe and countries outside the EU? What are the dependency levels in that regard? Obviously the big issue is that if we end up with a hard Brexit, that will bring extra work in terms of customs and so forth.
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