Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I refer to the priority list. The Deputy has raised with me many times issues associated with Foynes. He prioritises the port and is right to do so. Partly because of the political prioritisation of Foynes, we are seeing many quite exciting developments there. When making twinning decisions, I must obviously take into account the proximity of cities and ports that do not have a twinned ship to the nearest ports with twinned ships. We will try to take into account all these considerations and I will certainly take on board what the Deputy said.

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