Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The issue arises where the Department seems consistently to delay arriving at decisions, which then costs the State. I put it to Mr. Watt that surely a process must be put in place that can expedite the decision-making within the Department rather than the way it is now dealing with particular issues. This is one case in particular where there was a huge delay in dealing with the issue, and here we are 18 years later with the issue back on the table again.