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The Labour Party is calling for Rosslare to be upgraded to a Tier One Port.
Leader Brendan Howlin made the call after the Government ignored Rosslare Port in Budget 2019.
He said: "Rosslare Europort is particularly well-placed for development, as it is the nearest port to continental Europe and therefore strategically important.
"The logic of that is simply that Dublin Port is hugely focused on shipping to Britain. If we want to shift even a fraction of this trade to continental Europe, then we should develop the port that is nearest to our export markets.
"It makes no economic sense for goods to be transported from across Munster to Dublin, only to be shipped south within sight of Rosslare on their way to the continent. It would also lower Carbon emissions for Rosslare to take more of this traffic."
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