Mr. Peter Walsh:

I am trying to be careful in what I say in that a project will have to be developed that addresses the deficiencies of the existing network in that area. The outcome of the development of the design is not something we can pre-empt. Limerick County Council has commenced a process. Thankfully, with the commitment from the Department, that can now proceed during 2018. The next phase of the project will be to engage a multidisciplinary team, an engineering-led team, that will also include environmental experts to develop a project that will address these deficiencies. We will bring forward the project through the planning process as quickly as possible. We cannot pre-empt the outcome. We in the Department are keen to make people aware there are two approval processes to be got through in respect of whatever project is identified. One involves the business case and the second involves the planning approval. Does it feel like I am avoiding the question?