Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 February 2005
146 Ms Lynch asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to a recent report on transport here in 2050 proposing a sub-sea tunnel between County Wexford and Pembroke in Wales and a second Dublin Port at Loughshinny in County Dublin; his views on whether either of these projects is viable and necessary; the action he plans to take on the proposals contained in this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4800/05]
Amharc ar fhreagraI assume the Deputy is referring to the report, A Vision of Transport in Ireland in 2050, published in September 2004 by the Irish Academy of Engineering. The report outlines a vision of transport in Ireland in 2050 and while the report is not a transport plan or a set of transport proposals it is a useful input to the longer-term transport planning process. The concepts and ideas contained in the report, including those referred to by the Deputy, have not to date been studied or evaluated. Issues in relation to Dublin Port are matters for my colleague, the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.
