Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

This partly goes through Tipperary but it is a far bigger issue. It goes from Waterford through to Limerick. The plans for Foynes, as the second largest deep-water port in Europe, are critical to the future of this country. Obviously there are changes with regard to Moneypoint nearby. There are also issues surrounding how we are going to use the ports. There are multiple ports at either side of this route. The route is critical for the future of the country. It ticks many boxes. I was speaking earlier about the famous criteria. This is a critical route for meeting our requirements when it comes to climate change, moving freight, not transporting everything through Dublin, the carbon footprint and so forth. That is the reason I continue to ask about it.