Written answers

Tuesday, 13 June 2006

Department of Transport

Harbours and Piers

9:00 pm

Photo of Michael D HigginsMichael D Higgins (Galway West, Labour)
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Question 295: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on submitted proposals by Galway City Council in relation to investment in Galway harbour to provide significant increased capacity and completion of the Galway docklands regeneration project. [22709/06]

Photo of Pat GallagherPat Gallagher (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Galway harbour is owned and run by Galway Harbour Company, a State-owned company established under the Harbours Act 1996. The Act provides that the principal objects of the company include the provision of such facilities, services and lands in its harbour for ships, goods and passengers, as it considers necessary.

The company is required to take all proper measures for the management, control, operation and development of its harbour. Decisions regarding any proposals for port capacity developments are primarily a matter for the port company and its board.

Galway Harbour Company has informed me that it has had preplanning discussions with Galway City Council on the company's proposal for new port facilities and I understand that an environmental impact study on this proposal is in hand.

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