Written answers
Tuesday, 11 December 2007
Department of Transport
Port Development
9:00 pm
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 363: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on whether the decision of An Bord Pleanála to allow Dublin Port to apply for land reclamation to facilitate 600,000 TEU capacity per annum as a strategic infrastructure will pre-empt the commitment to assess alternative locations such as Cork, Bremore and Greenore to provide this additional capacity needed by 2014; his role to date in this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33780/07]
Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The National Development Plan proposes a comprehensive study of the role of Dublin Port, taking account of locational considerations, in the context of overall ports policy on the island of Ireland, wider transport policy, urban development policy, the National Spatial Strategy and national economic policy. Preparations for this study will be initiated in the near future. An Bord Pleanála recently decided that the proposed project to expand Dublin port qualifies as strategic infrastructure. This is the first part of the pre-application stage under the Strategic Infrastructure Act, 2005. Planning applications are operational matters for the company and I have played no role in this regard.
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