Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I agree. I have a similar view to the Acting Chairman that Clare County Council should be the lead agent in developing, managing and getting the best from the sites because it has the expertise and other tourist locations in the county and it fits within its scope. Clare County Council, as Deputy Crowe said, came with an ask for funding, although in truth Shannon Development had already covered a lot of the costs initially regarding the separation out of the heritage sites. There are ongoing negotiations between my Department, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and Clare County Council to resolve that. I am keen that we resolve it quickly. It is around complex estimates of what some of the costs may be. There are different views on that. We cannot have a situation where Clare County Council says it is a specific amount; it has to be assessed. Each of the Departments must make sure it is appropriate that further funding is provided. What the exact figure would be, between some €3.5 million and the €15 million I think Clare County Council was looking for-----