Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 17 September 2014
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications
Port of Waterford Company: Chairman Designate
11:50 am
Mr. Des Whelan:
No, I expect it will be an advantage. The port has been through a very difficult time and the whole area was hit hard by the recession. There is potential for growth, but it is a case of going out and looking very hard for the business and doing everything we need to do with industry locally and in the south-east region. There is already a feeling that business is on the up, with a large volume of inquiries about Belview and the possibility of setting up a feeder service to Rotterdam. I am confident that will happen.