Documents obtained by Sinn Féin TD for Waterford David Cullinane, through the Freedom of Information Act, have revealed that in 2019, the Dept. of Agriculture, Food & Marine paid RPS, an engineering and consulting firm, to carry out a feasibility study on Dunmore East harbour.
It was then that the government was interested in the viability of a "high-level development” of the southeastern harbour's facilities for cruise ships.
Three options were identified by RPS, ranging from €1.2m to €72.3m. The firm had identified option two as the preferable option, which was estimated at €12.6m.
Once the feasibility study had been completed, there was, however, no further action taken so far.
Deputy Cullinane said, “This is deeply frustrating for Dunmore East and for Waterford."
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