Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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24. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of ports that receive incoming shipping containers; the number receive incoming Ro-Ro (trucks) freight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26386/24]

Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The Ports of Cork, Dublin and Waterford handle Lift-on/Lift-off (LoLo) container traffic.

The Ports of Cork, Dublin and Rosslare handle Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) traffic.

Details of the tonnage at each port can be found on the Central Statistics Office website at the following link:

www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-spt/statisticsofporttrafficq4andyear2023/.

Shannon Foynes Port Company has also recently commenced LoLo container operations at Foynes and are committed to growing this business.