Report raises doubts about economic benefits of relocating Dublin Port

A REPORT on the future of Dublin Port has raised serious doubts about the commercial benefits of the controversial proposal to relocate the country’s busiest cargo facility to a new site in north county Dublin.

A detailed cost-benefit analysis concluded that the optimum value would be obtained by the retention of Dublin Port in its existing location combined with further expansion of the site.

The report said the closure of Dublin Port was “not justified on economic grounds” as the benefits of alternative land use were less than envisaged and would not justify the costs involved in moving such strategic infrastructure.