Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 249: To ask the Minister for Transport the investment in ports here for each year since 2000 to date in 2008. [16429/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The data requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy shortly.

Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 250: To ask the Minister for Transport if the Bremore plan will go ahead. [16487/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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Drogheda Port Company has for a number of years been developing a proposal for a new port facility at Bremore in Fingal County in the context of a joint venture arrangement.

Subject to the necessary further feasibility, commercial and regulatory work, it also presents an opportunity to provide significant additional port capacity in a prime location on the east coast. The joint venture intends to develop the new facility in a number of phases.

Amendment of the Harbours Act 1996 will be necessary to enable formal legal consent to be given to the joint venture. In January the Government approved the Scheme of a Harbours (Amendment) Bill, which will inter alia provide for this. The Office of the Parliamentary Counsel and my department are currently engaged in the drafting process.

In the meantime, I understand that the joint venture is engaged in the necessary feasibility and planning work for the proposal.