By Dan Walsh
The Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (DPER), Jack Chambers TD, together with Kevin “Boxer” Moran TD, Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW), attended the official opening of the new Customs and Border Control Complex at Rosslare Europort this morning.
The construction of the new complex, referred to as Terminal 7, is one of the biggest capital infrastructure projects of its kind delivered in Ireland. The final cost of the project, which has been delivered on time and to budget, will be in the order of €230 million. The new facility will handle post-Brexit checks on goods coming into the country from outside the EU.
The project consists of the construction of 34 new buildings, including the replacement of temporary infrastructure and processing facilities which have been in place since new regulations came into effect with Brexit at the beginning of 2021.
Speaking at the official opening today, Minister Chambers said, “Critically, this essential new infrastructure guarantees Ireland stable and continued access through Rosslare to the EU single market and its population of 450 million people.”
This project was developed on behalf of the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, the Department of Health/Health Service Executive and the Department of Justice/An Garda Síochána, together with facilities provided for Iarnród Eireann.
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