Tom Morrissey (Progressive Democrats)

I thank the Minister of State for his reply. Dublin Port Company sought permission for its foreshore licence in 1999 and no progress has been made yet. However, we are told of a huge capacity problem, as the port will reach full capacity by 2008. As the Department of Transport now has responsibility for ports, I hoped that it could throw some light on the status of this foreshore licence and bring some element of co-ordination to the matter. I issue a word of caution to Dublin Port, which needs direction. Should it continue to be industrialised or should a process to de-industrialise it commence? The capacity constraint, which is the Dublin Port tunnel, is the responsibility of the Department of Transport.