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

I agree with Deputy Troy, and he is right to say, that in the context of what may happen with Brexit our port infrastructure, and especially Rosslare Europort, will acquire a new significance. Our port infrastructure will be even more important to how we maintain access to the Single Market. My assessment differs a little from that of Deputy Troy in the idea of Rosslare as a ghost town but I accept more needs to be done in terms of the potential for the town in future.

Deputy Troy asked about the position at the moment and the engagement of the Office of Public Works with the port. We will work to become clearer about the potential objectives of the port in future. We are now looking at the potential detail of a plan and how the State will need to support the delivery of that plan.

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