Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The county councillors say they have to wait for the National Maritime College of Ireland in Cork. Whatever about our frustration the Minister can imagine the frustration on Inis Meáin. Deputy Kerrane has a question on the policy for the islands later, as do I. They have been waiting for a policy for the islands for a long time and an interdepartmental committee was set up in 1996. Then we had another interdepartmental committee set up three years ago and we are still waiting on that. This is a vital piece of infrastructure. The island is doing well with industry but it is being hampered by the inadequacy of the pier. Are there any indications to the Minister from the regular meetings? There are meetings every two weeks to keep the pressure on, which I appreciate. Is there any feedback from those meetings on what the issues are or is the bad weather the final issue with carrying out the bathymetric studies on depth?

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