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The Masterplan Consultation process was aimed at soliciting views from a wide circle of stakeholders whose views on the operations and future of the port are important.  The consultation process involved the publication of a detailed issues paper, extensive face to face briefings with key stakeholders and a comprehensive media and public information campaign. Community briefings attracted over 100 people from Clontarf, East Wall and Ringsend.  A conference was attended by 140 key stakeholders, while additional briefings were held with 12 organisations and groups.

The objective of the consultation process was to create awareness of Dublin Port, to identify the issues that DPC is seeking to address in the Masterplan and, most importantly, to encourage participation and submissions on the Issues Paper to contribute to the final Masterplan.

Download the Report on the Consultation Process

The consultation process secured 222 formal responses from a range of important stakeholders.  Common themes emerged from the responses including: 

• The need to ensure that Dublin Port and Dublin City are integrated and that the Port “turns its face” to the City, by removing physical barriers to integration and encouraging more people to visit the Port or view the activities taking place in the Port.
• Widespread acceptance that Dublin Port is a key part of national strategic infrastructure and plays a key role in the life of the City and the greater Dublin area.
• The importance of facilitating international trade in Ireland.
• Unanimous agreement that everything possible should be done to encourage and facilitate the increased presence of Cruise Ships in Dublin Port.
• General agreement that DPC faces significant challenges in operating and growing the Port in light of the location of the Port alongside sensitive environmental zones. 
• A common view that DPC should fully exhaust all viable alternatives to meet the operating requirements of the Port before engaging in additional reclamation works. 
• Widespread recognition that the creation of new port facilities at Bremore or elsewhere was not likely in the medium term given the financial challenges facing such a project in light of current national capacity, the scale of the engineering project involved and current funding.

Arising from the Consultation Process and the responses to the Issues Paper, there are a number of additional reports and studies that will be considered in the context of finalising the production of the Masterplan and a number of further meetings will be arranged with specific stakeholders.