Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 19 April 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Shannon Foynes Port Company: Chairperson Designate (Resumed)

Photo of Ruairí Ó MurchúRuairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That would make sense. Would Mr. McGarry be free to go into detail on that? We are talking about the hiccups and the conversations the port is having. Obviously, we all got afraid when we heard that, beyond Belfast port, no port was fit for purpose as regards delivering. Mr. McGarry is working on the basis that a huge amount of work is being done on getting ducks in a row. Since the State cannot necessarily invest directly, there could be state aid and particular rules, the fear being that one could get caught in a quagmire associated with planning problems and the question of whether European regulations meet our own. Could Mr. McGarry put on record the position on some of this? I would imagine he is having these conversations to get beyond it, particularly regarding policy direction. Where does he see the hiccups at the minute and where does he see the means of fixing them? That is the easiest way to put it.

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