Fintan Warfield (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I take it from that there is a refusal to intervene. Can the Minister not use the office he holds and the influence he has to get an extension of six months? I believe there is a good relationship on all sides. If, under the Act, the harbour company is being transferred to the local authority, why would it be entertained that the management of that company would erode a key service, not only for this local community but given the society is a truly national organisation? I understand from speaking to locals the management has form in terms of "exotic ideas", to quote the Minister.Could the Minister not use his influence and office to get an extension of even six months until the new Act is implemented, when the harbour company is to be transferred to the control of the local authority?