Ossian Smyth (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

The Senator's first question was why the projects were decoupled earlier this year. I do not know the answer to that. I will ask the Minister to get the Senator an answer. I do not have specific information on that. The Senator generally felt that there was no information provided. Maybe she was already aware that the OPW is about to make its planning application in the coming weeks under Part 9, which is significant, and that it has already started the procurement process for its legal and technical services. That is already under way. The Senator asked when it is going to be open and she asked about the phrase "the second half of the NDP". The NDP runs for the decade from 2021 to 2030 so the second half is after 2025. Between 2025 and 2030 is the second half.