Needed for future cruise ship passengers says DoI
New security gates at a jetty in Port Erin have cost taxpayers £3,000.
They’ve been installed so that cruise ship passengers can be tendered to the walkway if vessels want to stop at the southern port.
The gates will be closed if and when people want to disembark or return to the ship.
Rushen MHK Michelle Haywood questioned the Infrastructure Minister this week about whether they were actually necessary.
Chris Thomas maintained they were:
Island's young people told 'look after your bodies' as UK cancer rates rise
Rates in the UK have increased by 24 percent in 25 to 49-year-olds
Garff Commissioners hopes to refurbish Laxey Prom play area and public toilets
It wants to make them more inclusive to allow more people to enjoy the area
Damaged crossings to be replaced
The crossings formed part of the prom regeneration scheme
MLC reiterates calls for milestone payments for new parents
Government previously said such a scheme would need costing