Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This is critical for the long-term viability of those heritage sites. I am probably as frustrated as the Deputy sometimes with the pace of this but every effort is happening across government, between the Departments of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Public Expenditure and Reform and, certainly, Transport, which was the lead on this. We realise the importance of this transferring. I do not have a date but I can say that everything will happen as soon as possible. There have been high-level meetings at ministerial level as well as engagement with Clare County Council. Everything has been thrown at this to get it over the line.