Mr. Fred Barry:

It has been with An Bord Pleanála for some time. The project was approved by An Bord Pleanála, but a judicial review of the decision was sought by objectors to it. The High Court reviewed the decision and decided that An Bord Pleanála had acted properly and upheld the planning award. The objectors have since sought leave to appeal the High Court's decision to the Supreme Court. A hearing was heard in the High Court on the issue and a decision is expected fairly shortly. We are hopeful a decision will come through shortly and that it will provide planning approval for the bypass. However, with it and the case relating to the N4 between Collooney and Castlebaldwin, no money has been ring-fenced for any of the schemes. They will be available to proceed according as funding becomes available, which is positive, but they will not necessarily move directly from An Bord Pleanála approval to construction.