Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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668. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware that two local authorities, Dublin City Council and Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company, are members of the Dún Laoghaire Cruise Stakeholders Group, which is proposing a cruise line berth for Dún Laoghaire Harbour costing €18 million; if he gave his consent for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26247/15]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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​The membership of the Dún Laoghaire Cruise Stakeholder Group is a matter for that group.A public consultation was recently held by that group on plans for the development of a new cruise berth facility for large cruise ships in Dun Laoghaire Harbour and the Stakeholder group propose to lodge a planning application for the development with An Bord Pleanála later this year.

I have no role in the planning process and, as you are aware, there is no State funding for port companies.