Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I propose that we write to the council and the county manager and ask her to respond to the issues the Louth Environmental Group has flagged, including that the project had been included in the development plan since 1996 and that the group was confident that the lands had been secured.

I also propose we ask her what efforts the council made to pursue this project once it had the funding. Why was funding of that scale returned when the council knew this was in the development plan? You would imagine the council would have been rubbing its hands together when it got that funding and that it would have been enthusiastic about getting the project done.

I propose we ask for a detailed response. I do not know if it is possible but we should ask whether that funding could be recouped seeing as it appears to have been sent back prematurely.