Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Will that determination be made before the preferred bidder is selected or will the decision on the infrastructure to be used be part of an evolving process? I presume the contract will not be signed when the preferred bidder is selected because all of the regulatory details will not be to hand in September. Is agreement on the preferred bidder the key finishing line or part of a series of decisions to be made?