Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am glad someone in the Government realises the potential of Rosslare Europort because certainly the Minister's colleague, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, does not. If he did, he would change the ownership model for the benefit of Rosslare Europort, which is making €2.5 million per annum.

The Minister will know this himself from his days as Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. It has huge potential and that money could be used to leverage funding on the international market and improve the facilities. That is what everyone would like to see.

We are only a few short months away from Brexit. There are real concerns in both Rosslare Europort and in other ports that we are not going to have the necessary infrastructural improvements made in time. In a reply to a parliamentary question from my colleague, Deputy Michael McGrath, earlier this week, we have been told we are not going to have the significant number of Revenue officials employed by the end of March. The Minister of State, Deputy Moran, made a commitment to my colleague, Deputy Browne, earlier this year. In that respect, have those additional accommodations been acquired and will they be ready by March of next year?

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