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Seanad: Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Jan 2009)

Noel Ahern: ——and that Tralee and Fenit could be transferred to Shannon-Foynes. If the Bill were passed, it would then leave a situation where the current options could be expanded. It would leave a situation whereby three options could be considered for Bantry, Tralee and Fenit. The first option, which is there already, would be the establishment of a private company for the harbour. Option two...

Seanad: Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Jan 2009)

Noel Ahern: The effect of these amendments would be to remove Bantry Bay from the section and to remove Tralee and Fenit Harbour. That is the gist of the amendments grouped together and it is not proposed to accept them. As has been said before on Second Stage and on other amendments, this is an enabling power which has been put into the Bill, which happens to come along at this stage, following the...

Seanad: Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Jan 2009)

Noel Ahern: ...is slightly different as it is owned by CIE under very old legislation and therefore it may not be a fair comparison. Those are the other options. Once the legislation goes through, Bantry or Fenit will not be transferred overnight. It is enabling legislation giving another option as to what could happen in future. There will obviously be detailed discussions on how it will be run in...

Seanad: Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Jan 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: ..., consulted regarding this Bill? Were the county manager or the members consulted, particularly those representing the areas where the ports are located? The same question applies regarding Fenit in Kerry. Was there consultation with those bodies? It is conceivable that once the Bill is enacted, the Minister of the day will have two options.

Seanad: Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Jan 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: ...the strategic framework. The 16 ports in question are Annagassan Pier, Wicklow, Wexford, Kinsale, Bantry Bay, Kilrush, River Moy, Ballyshannon, Dundalk, Arklow, Youghal, Baltimore and Skibbereen, Fenit, Westport, Sligo and Buncrana. It is interesting to note that this Bill refers only to Bantry and Fenit. Are the other 14 on hold or have we been chosen to be punished for our sins? Three...

Seanad: Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Jan 2009)

Jim Walsh: ...competitive, and is now considering developing a deep water port in Bremore in north County Dublin, which is the right way to go. The Bill proposes amalgamating certain ports, including Tralee and Fenit. I imagine that, as the traffic in Tralee and Fenit would be very small, that amalgamation would not be material. However, Bantry Bay is a national asset. It is a significant deep water...

Seanad: Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Jan 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: ..., engineering reports and other supporting material were sought and provided. The Department of Marine and Natural Resources no longer has control of some of the ports in question, including Fenit Harbour and Bantry Harbour, although it continues to have control of sea fishing ports such as Castletownbere and Killybegs. The KPMG report states the Department, on behalf of the company,...

Seanad: Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Jan 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: ...diligence in a forced merger or shot-gun marriage atmosphere is not the best way to do business. This could apply to the other harbours that will be affected. While I am not here to defend the Fenit commissioners, Senator Ned O'Sullivan, who has already spoken passionately on the matter, will re-enter the fray again. When I was a member of the board of the Bantry Bay Harbour...