Kevin O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Regarding the Minister's comments on our ports' capabilities post Brexit, should Brexit happen, is he aware that our ports' handling facilities are under severe pressure because of the fodder crisis? I have been made aware of many merchants trying to import feedstuffs, be they corn gluten feed or distillers grain. Due to excess demand, though, the ports are not in a position to handle the imports. Their facilities do not have the capacity to enable more feedstuffs to be imported. I am not referring to Rosslare and bales, but feedstuffs. Our ports are under pressure trying to handle the extra feed volumes. Since Brexit will also see extra usage, is the Minister sure that the ports will have operational capacity post Brexit?