Construction work to upgrade Rosslare Europort Terminal 7 has been welcomed as “critically important “ by the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW) Patrick O’Donovan.
As Afloat reported earlier, John Paul Construction was awarded the contract to provide permanent Brexit infrastructure at Rosslare Europort.
This will ensure compliance with EU Customs, sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) and official food controls legislation, protecting the EU single market, the OPW says.
“The size of this project is vast – 28 new permanent buildings – and will provide the permanent infrastructure required for a new border control post and improved processing facilities at one of our largest and busiest ports in the country,” O’Donovan said.
Minister of State Patrick O’Donovan on site at Rosslare Europort Photo: Mary Browne
“The OPW has worked very closely with all State agencies and the Port Authority, Iarnród Éireann, to bring this project to this important milestone,” he said.
“Rosslare Europort continues to operate as a live operational port, and the OPW, together with main contractor John Paul Construction, are working closely and collaboratively with the port authorities to ensure that this immense construction project will proceed in tandem with the busy operations of Rosslare,” he said.
John Paul Construction managing director Liam Kenny said it was “not just a significant project” for his company, but also “for Ireland as a whole, given the role the upgraded port will play in a post-Brexit euro economy”.
“We look forward to working collaboratively with the OPW, the port authorities, and our local supply chain to deliver this nationally and regionally important infrastructure project,” he said.
