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Light Dues: Northern Ireland

Volume 491: debated on Tuesday 21 April 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport by what date he expects the Republic of Ireland to meet the cost of its light dues. (269786)

The UK and Irish Governments are engaged in constructive dialogue to agree long-term funding arrangements for the provision of aids to navigation in the Republic of Ireland.

To this end, I am meeting the Irish Transport Minister in Dublin in the near future. The time scale for reaching and implementing a lasting agreement will be among the matters we expect to discuss.