Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 4 February 2015
175. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 1129 of 4 November 2014, to outline details of the spending made by the Drogheda Port Company on the Bremore project since publication of accounts in December 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5046/15]
View answerFurther to my answer to the Deputy of 4 November 2014, the position in relation to the Bremore project remains the same.
Drogheda Port Company’s 2013 accounts are publicly available and provide a figure for capitalised expenditure on investment in the Bremore project. The port have confirmed that in 2013 expenditure of approximately €9,000 was incurred in addressing legacy administrative issues in relation to the project. The audited accounts for 2014 are not yet available. Expenditure incurred by the company on any project is a matter for the Board.
Since the publication of the National Ports Policy 2013, which specifies that large scale infrastructure projects will be led by ports of national significance, no further investment has been made by Drogheda in this regard.
