Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have met the officers of the management team and board in Dún Laoghaire on a number of occasions to discuss matters of interest to my Department and matters in which we have a very clearly defined role.

With regard to the Deputy's specific question on the nature of my ministerial consent, which question I want to answer, I have written to the chairman of Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company and informed him that my consent for what is known as the St. Michael's plaza project is not forthcoming based on how the project is currently presented to me. The port faces very changed circumstances as a result of the withdrawal of operators and other issues. What we are doing is engaging with the company on its corporate plan. There are a number of projects in that plan. Some require my ministerial consent and others do not. I have made clear our position on the St. Michael's plaza project and I am now engaging with the company on other projects it is proposing.

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