Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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86. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe he envisages for the transfer of Dún Laoghaire Harbour in line with the Harbours Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22476/16]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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The Harbours Act 2015 provides the legislative basis for one of the key recommendations in National Ports policy, namely that governance of five ports of Regional Significance should vest in more appropriate local authority led governance structures. Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company, as a port of Regional Significance, is designated under the policy for transfer to Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council.

The process of transferring governance is on-going. The future governance and operational structures of the port are primarily matters for agreement between the local authority and the port company.

The port and local authority are working together on due diligence which I understand is well advanced. When the due diligence is completed, I expect that substantial progress will be made towards finalising the preparations for transfer.