Road hauliers have called for clarity over the actual timeline for Holyhead port’s closure, and say they will need more than €60m a month in financial aid.
As The Sunday Independent reports, the Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) has warned the Government that trucking companies could begin to collapse within weeks if there is no intervention.
The hauliers are in dialogue with Minister of State at the Department of Transport James Lawless in recent days and said on RTÉ Radio this morning that they needed clarity on when the Welsh port would reopen, after its damage due to Storm Darragh.
The IRHA told The Sunday Independent that the impact on the economy will be severe because Irish exporters – particularly in food and pharmaceuticals – would face huge difficulties moving products.
It also said that construction firms and factories could be left short of supplies.
Holyhead port has been closed since jetties were severely damaged by Storm Darragh, and finding replacement capacity to deal with the amount of Irish goods passing through the Welsh port has proved challenging.
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