Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I know there has been engagement with the IRHA and the French Embassy on the need for additional flexibility, particularly with some Normandy port managers, for Irish port operators arriving in France on direct shipping services from Ireland. While there is a general weekend truck driving ban in place in France, on the corridor from Calais and Dunkirk vehicles are permitted to travel at weekends through France to Belgium and the Netherlands. The IRHA is asking that the corridor be extended to allow travel from the French ports of Cherbourg and Le Havre. It is obviously a matter for the French authorities but we will reflect the IRHA's concerns in our engagements.