Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross TD signed the oprder with the consent of his colleagues Paschal Donohoe TD, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and Simon Coveney TD Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government.
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Wicklow Port is the first port to transfer under National Ports Policy which was approved by Government and published in 2013. The policy recommended that designated Ports of Regional Significance - Drogheda, Dún Laoghaire, Galway, New Ross and Wicklow.
Minister Ross welcomed the transfer and said: "Wicklow Port is a thriving regional commercial port and the transfer will provide new opportunities for the development of marine-related activities and regional freight, and to further develop marine leisure and tourism, cultural and recreation amenities in the area, offering significant potential for local employment creation."
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