Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

If the Chairman will forgive me, I will squeeze in one more question to Mr. Keating before we wrap up. What I am hearing is that Moneypoint in Clare can take the longest vessels in Ireland. Our airports can also take the largest aircraft. The transport commission notes that there is huge potential for Clare and the mid-west going forward with air and seafaring vessels being able to come in.

My last point impacts on all the witnesses. The minute they step their toes into the water beyond their ports, they must deal with foreshore licences. It concerns me hugely that the Foreshore Act dates back to 1933, with very little overhauling. Is that inhibiting what the witnesses are doing at the moment?