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"Mr President, first of all I should like to congratulate the rapporteur on an excellent report. Quite clearly she has spent a lot of time on it and has brought a lot of problems to light.
We can see the different problems quite clearly from different areas of the European Union. Each area has its own particular problem. We have to recognise that it will take time to achieve our ultimate goal. But there is no doubt that short sea shipping is something we must strive to achieve better than we have up to now. It is certainly sensible to ship more goods by sea rather than by road. It is more environmentally friendly, more acceptable in every way. But we have to ensure that we get the balance right. That is what the rapporteur has been striving for.
One of the greatest problems will always be the cost factor. To be competitive ports have to be more efficient and for this they will certainly require more support.
I support Mrs Attwooll's appeal for the A75. It recognises that we in Northern Ireland export goods across what is a very expensive stretch of water between Northern Ireland and Scotland. It is our main outlet for all we produce. From Scotland they trundle down to England. There certainly could be a more efficient and environmentally satisfactory way of doing that but there is no cheaper way. For our industry or agriculture to survive they have to be cost-effective.
We had a very good ferry service set up between Ballycastle and the south of Scotland which was forced to close recently because of lack of support and bureaucracy."@en1
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