Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I, too, thank the Minister of State for his response. I concur with the points made by the previous speakers and would also welcome a meeting to discuss this matter as soon as possible. While Members on all sides are often seeking State money for various projects, no State funding is being sought in this case. What is being sought is a delay to allow the group to prepare a business plan and find investors to save this ship. There are many things the State has done that in hindsight it has regretted doing. Scrapping this ship could be something the State will regret. We have all toured various cities in the world and have had the opportunity to tour submarines or naval vessels. This vessel has tourism potential. The group must be given an opportunity to secure this piece of maritime heritage.

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