Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I accept the Minister’s point. It is outside of our control. There is also the injunction relating to or the judicial review of the airport passenger cap, which I was going to raise later. That is a good example of the courts dealing with something relatively quickly. It only took a few weeks, as far as I know. The decision was made this week. Regardless of one’s view of the move by the DAA and the airlines, I hope that is an indication that even though it is a provisional view, that matter will be dealt with by the courts or An Bord Pleanála definitively in the near future. Regardless of the planning process, perhaps park that and move to the implementation and delivery of the process. Is it still eight years? Can that be revised? Has Dr. Sweeney been able to get his teeth into the pre-tender consultation process? I believe he has been involved in it since his appointment, or the Metrolink team has been involved for some time. That might answer the question.