Aisling Dolan (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That is very good. It is wonderful to hear. I thank the Chair so much. I will ask one final question if I may. My colleague mentioned a number of projects. I was there in October of last year outside of Tulsk when we were looking at the N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge project. It was very difficult come March to hear that the company that won the tender at that time had gone into receivership. From what I understand about the investment at the time, however, the funds then went into receivership. That was a 34 km road going from Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge. It was going to bypass and make that route close to Frenchpark, Ballinagare, Tulsk and Strokestown safer. Then the funds were reallocated. Obviously, they had to be spent in that year. I understand that. However, that was €47 million to the national roads, €23 million to roads protection, €10 million into inflationary pressures and €40 million into other programmes.

My question is around the tendering. That went out to tender in April and the tender closed in May. Is there a timeline around that? I know that is being done with the local authority.