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

There is a real effort to get this over the line. It is absolutely critical that these heritage sites are transferred to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. As the Deputy is aware, an interdepartmental group was set up and held a considerable number of meetings. Extensive engagement is taking place on this matter. I discussed it as recently as this morning with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, who said he is engaging with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Michael McGrath, to try to get it over the line as quickly as possible. A considerable amount of work is taking place. As the Deputy knows, there is a funding gap to be resolved. I assure there has also been a extensive engagement from the Department of Transport's point of view. The Ministers, Deputies O'Brien and McGrath, are engaging on this to try to get the transfer completed as quickly as possible.