Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to ensure the continued operation of the Greencastle-Magilligan Ferry. [45135/12]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Neither my Department nor any of its agencies has any function in respect of, or finance for, the provision or subsidisation of ferry services on this or any other route. The Lough Foyle Ferry Company Ltd was initiated by Donegal County Council in conjunction with Limavady Borough Council in 2002 through the establishment of a commercial ferry service between Greencastle, Co. Donegal and Magilligan, Co. Derry. Donegal County Council under the remit of the Department of Environment Community and Local Government along with the UK authorities provides support for ferry services on Lough Foyle.  I believe my colleague, the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government has in the past raised this issue, through the North South Ministerial Council, with Mr. Danny Kennedy, MLA, Minister for Regional Development in Northern Ireland.