Colm Burke (Cork North-Central, Fine Gael)

I am concerned because this happened previously. In fairness to the OPW, it sent the scheme to the Department of public expenditure and then we had to carry out further environmental studies. I am concerned that, if there is a delay again, we will be waiting another two years because we will have to do another environmental study. Recently, someone who does this type of work as a subcontractor for various organisations like local authorities and the OPW made clear to me that that person had found out that when bodies do an environmental impact study, they do it not a second time, but a third time, and in some cases a fourth time, because projects progress and reports become out of date. I am concerned this will happen again in respect of the Blackpool scheme.