Pat Buckley (Cork East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am just going through the three phases. Mr. Creighton has set out the timelines. It is good for the council to air these matters today because people do not understand all of the links in the chain. As I have said, it is not too often that everything is laid out for the Committee on Public Petitions, not only in black and white, but in colour, so that it can be understood. This is an example of how councils work with the public and this is an opportunity for the council to tell the committee this is done over five stages, that it will take a given number of years, that it is going as fast as it can and that there are constraints. Looking at where the council is now in comparison with where it has come from gives me hope. On my own behalf at least, I thank Mr. Creighton very much for the information today. I wish Kildare County Council the best of luck. I hope Mr. Creighton will not forget where we are because we can push the Government for funding. I hope the people of Rathangan in Kildare will get plenty of enjoyment out of this estate and others and out of the planned park.