Shannon Estuary Authority
The Minister expects to circulate the Harbours (No. 2) Bill next month; subject to Oireachtas approval, elections would be held in 1977 and the authority’s first annual meeting on 13 October.
asked the Minister for Transport and Power when he will be in a position to set up a Shannon estuary authority.
Comment on this
The Harbours (No. 2) Bill, 1975, was introduced in Dáil Éireann on 30th July, 1975. The drafting of the Bill has taken longer than anticipated but I expect to be in a position to circulate a text next month. Assuming Oireachtas approval for the Bill, my intention would be to declare 1977 to be an election year for the new authority. The first annual meeting of the new authority would then take place, in accordance with the provisions of the Harbours Acts, on 13th October, 1977.