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Summary
Mary Mitchell O’Connor sought legislation implementing national ports policy after Stena withdrew from Dún Laoghaire; the Taoiseach said the Minister would address the matter in a later Topical Issue debate.
When is it expected to have a Bill to give a framework to the national ports policy? Today Stena announced it was pulling its ferry services from Dún Laoghaire. In the national ports policy the Government approved and adopted a plan to designate Dún Laoghaire as a marine and leisure tourism harbour. Now, however, it is in no-man's land waiting for legislation, yet Stena has pulled out.
