Seán Kyne (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for her reply. The last part of it, where she said that the function of fishery harbour centres is to support the seafood industry, cuts to the core of this issue. The fact, however, is that we need to look at this in a broader way. We must be ambitious for Ros an Mhíl and for this project. That is why we need a cross-departmental approach to develop and push it forward. My view is that officials in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine do not want to progress it. I have sufficient evidence over a long period that they will try not to support it. They are quite happy with Castletownbere and Killybegs and are not interested in progressing the project in Ros an Mhíl.

The potential is there for offshore development. I ask that the Minister of State engage with the Ministers, Deputies Eamon Ryan, McConalogue and Humphreys, the Minister of State, Deputy Jack Chambers, and all the local representatives in the area to push forward this project. I appreciate her response and support and I look forward to further engagement on this matter.