Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 16 May 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action
Renewable Energy and Port Capacity: Discussion
Mr. Glenn Carr:
Tara Mines, which is the Navan line, is a freight-only line. Going forward, under our freight strategy, the right thing to do is to always be building, think about how a line will be a shared line and ensure that we are putting in freight-only lines that cover a cluster of industries. For example, in Shannon Port, Mr. Keating will have the potential to develop an even bigger inter-modal hub than Dublin Port. Therefore, clusters of industry will use that one line, but it will be shared across multiple industries. The current Tara Mines Navan line is just for one company. Therefore, there is only one revenue stream coming in, and we have to balance the costs against that company.