Alex White (Dublin South, Labour) | Oireachtas source

That is a very fair question. I agree with the Deputy in placing the emphasis on the timelines involved. We have imposed on ourselves very exacting month-by-month timelines. I will ensure the Deputy and colleagues will receive a monthly report on where we are in the various stages we need to go through. The answer to the Deputy's question on state aid is that once the application is made, we will, to some extent, be at the mercy of the European Commission. We will have to wait for it to give its response to the application. I spoke briefly to Commissioner Oettinger in the past three weeks when I was in Brussels and again flagged the importance of this project, in which the European Commission is very interested. It is watching very closely because it can see we have got our act together in terms of how precisely we want to deliver on our plan. I expect and will urge it to expedite our application when it receives it. The Deputy's frustration will translate into action on the part of the Department. We will deliver.