A former car distribution centre near Rosslare port once owned by motor tycoon Bill Cullen’s company is being bought by the State as a temporary facility to carry out checks on UK imports in a no-deal Brexit. “Until the legal formalities have been completed, it would be inappropriate to comment further,” she said. Land Registry records show that the current owners are a local haulage and logistics company called Baku GLS, which purchased the property in June 2015. The Government announced in December that it was buying properties at Rosslare and Dublin Port for border checks as part of contingency planning to prepare for a no-deal Brexit. The site’s distance from the port requires traffic planning should trucks leaving the port require clearance by customs officials or veterinary inspectors before travelling on to businesses and supermarkets.

Source: The Irish Times February 07, 2019 05:03 UTC