Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

What has changed between the existing NDP, which had a completion date of 2027, and the date that has been mooted in the media as 2034. The Minister spoke about the guidelines in the review. Has the Department brought in different ways of assessing projects? Is it due to the national investment framework for transport in Ireland, NIFTI, that the way in which projects are assessed is changing such that they are reviewed under completely different parameters? Is that the reason for the delay?