Comments on: EC approves Scotland’s ferry subsidies http://forargyll.com/2009/10/ec-approves-scotlands-ferry-subsidies/ Thu, 24 May 2012 23:33:21 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: kintyre1http://forargyll.com/2009/10/ec-approves-scotlands-ferry-subsidies/#comment-15515 kintyre1 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:15:31 +0000 http://forargyll.com/?p=16970#comment-15515 can you put a date on the ferry restarting 2010? 2011? 2012? can you put a date on the ferry restarting 2010? 2011? 2012?

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]]> By: Ken MacCollhttp://forargyll.com/2009/10/ec-approves-scotlands-ferry-subsidies/#comment-15495 Ken MacColl Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:40:25 +0000 http://forargyll.com/?p=16970#comment-15495 The relentless negativity of kintyre1 is almost an art form. If he is a Scot he must be the original "cannae Scot" -as in you "cannae" do this and you "cannae" do that. Rev I M Jolly has found his natural successor. The relentless negativity of kintyre1 is almost an art form. If he is a Scot he must be the original “cannae Scot” -as in you “cannae” do this and you “cannae” do that.

Rev I M Jolly has found his natural successor.

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]]> By: David McEwan Hillhttp://forargyll.com/2009/10/ec-approves-scotlands-ferry-subsidies/#comment-15486 David McEwan Hill Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:44:15 +0000 http://forargyll.com/?p=16970#comment-15486 Not for much longer. The NI officials have just agreed support in principle this week. Or maybe you think we can run a ferry with a Scottish termonal but just throw the passengers off into the water at Ballycastle because the NI Administration isn't invoved a the other end. What a change from the last administration who allowed the operators to waltz off with the boats provided at public expense for this route. Perhaps you imagine we can just whistle up boats out of thin air. Just as daft as the rest of your posts Not for much longer. The NI officials have just agreed support in principle this week.
Or maybe you think we can run a ferry with a Scottish termonal but just throw the passengers off into the water at Ballycastle because the NI Administration isn’t invoved a the other end.
What a change from the last administration who allowed the operators to waltz off with the boats provided at public expense for this route.
Perhaps you imagine we can just whistle up boats out of thin air.
Just as daft as the rest of your posts

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]]> By: kintyre1http://forargyll.com/2009/10/ec-approves-scotlands-ferry-subsidies/#comment-15469 kintyre1 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:29:16 +0000 http://forargyll.com/?p=16970#comment-15469 the snp came to power promising a ferry link from campbeltown to northern ireland . we are still waiting the snp came to power promising a ferry link from campbeltown to northern ireland . we are still waiting

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]]> By: Ron Simonhttp://forargyll.com/2009/10/ec-approves-scotlands-ferry-subsidies/#comment-15371 Ron Simon Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:33:50 +0000 http://forargyll.com/?p=16970#comment-15371 Well done to Alyn Smith MEP for this result. Firstly it protects our lifeline services by securing the route from privateers who would be cherrypicking only the potentially lucrative routes. Secondly it confirms that Scotland is perfectly right to prioritise our Ferry Services by subsidising them and confirms that fair and correct amounts of subsidy have historically been paid. Argyll and Bute is heavily reliant on our Ferry services so this is great news for our Communities. As far as the Gourock/Dunoon service is concerned David is quite correct. I too interpret "no undue distortion of competition" as meaning "no restrictions" The way should now be open for the Tripartite group to progress an open and transparant public tender on the route in line with the community aspirations (and mandate). The detail of this will be closely scrutinised but the emphasis will be on who will provide the vessels. If we are to achieve a new service for spring 2011 this question needs nailed now. This will now be the focus of lobbying efforts on Stewart Stevenson to deliver where previous Transport Ministers (both lib dems and labour) have failed. Well done to Alyn Smith MEP for this result. Firstly it protects our lifeline services by securing the route from privateers who would be cherrypicking only the potentially lucrative routes. Secondly it confirms that Scotland is perfectly right to prioritise our Ferry Services by subsidising them and confirms that fair and correct amounts of subsidy have historically been paid.
Argyll and Bute is heavily reliant on our Ferry services so this is great news for our Communities.
As far as the Gourock/Dunoon service is concerned David is quite correct. I too interpret “no undue distortion of competition” as meaning “no restrictions” The way should now be open for the Tripartite group to progress an open and transparant public tender on the route in line with the community aspirations (and mandate). The detail of this will be closely scrutinised but the emphasis will be on who will provide the vessels. If we are to achieve a new service for spring 2011 this question needs nailed now. This will now be the focus of lobbying efforts on Stewart Stevenson to deliver where previous Transport Ministers (both lib dems and labour) have failed.

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]]> By: David McEwan Hillhttp://forargyll.com/2009/10/ec-approves-scotlands-ferry-subsidies/#comment-15334 David McEwan Hill Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:16:01 +0000 http://forargyll.com/?p=16970#comment-15334 Great news - and well worth the wait, particularly the requirement that there is no "undue distortion of competition" That makes the present ridiculous restriction on the Dunoon - Gourock Calmac ferry untenable. Great news – and well worth the wait, particularly the requirement that there is no “undue distortion of competition” That makes the present ridiculous restriction on the Dunoon – Gourock Calmac ferry untenable.

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