James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I understand that the Government is set to use emergency planning powers to provide border inspection facilities to provide facilities for customs and agricultural inspections at Rosslare Europort. The OPW has either purchased or leased a 16-acre site at Rosslare Europort or is in the process of doing so in order to provide customs sanitary and phytosanitary inspections. Regardless of whatever Brexit takes place, the UK will attract third party status and sanitary and phytosanitary inspections will be required with regard to animals and fish one way or the other. Can the Minister confirm whether the purchase or lease is complete and can he outline in detail the timeline for planning, design and building of this facility? When will it become operational? Is it true that these facilities are meant to be only temporary? The Minister confirmed that in his reply. What is the timeline for providing permanent facilities? Did the Minister state that it will be 2021. Will he use emergency powers in terms of planning to provide those facilities?

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