Dáil debates
Thursday, 12 November 2020
Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions
Trade Strategy
11:00 am
Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
The Minister of State will be aware that there was a significant reaction from the haulage industry to the IMDO's report. Hauliers contested the conclusions that were drawn in it, particularly in regard to ro-ro capacity. They also pointed out that we do not have daily ferry connections. When I raised this issue previously with the Minister of State, she said that individual hauliers should contact ferry companies to try to stoke up demand. I take it from her reply that the ferry companies are responding to this demand and that we will have daily direct-to-the-Continent departures and arrivals from January.
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