Mr. Liam Gavin:

On the national spatial strategy, Galway County Council reviewed its development plan recently. As part of that review, there was engagement with the Department on the national spatial strategy. The council would have taken into account the actual spatial strategy as it has been set out and would have taken on board the idea that Galway city is a gateway and Tuam is a hub as part of that. That is reflected in the county development plan. There was engagement with the elected members through the strategic policy committee, SPC, in Galway on the spatial strategy and the development plan.