Aidan Farrelly (Kildare North, Social Democrats)

I take the opportunity to thank Mr. Conlon and his team for being here this morning and for a very thorough and robust conversation to date. Colleagues have covered many issues in depth. In the interest of efficiency, I will not go over those again or recap them. I will focus my contribution specifically on Castletown House. I take the opportunity to commend everybody involved in what has been a phenomenal outcome. I thank Mr. Conlon, Ms Collier and their team. I thank the Minister of State and the elected representatives. This really was a concerted effort from all sides in recent weeks and months to get us here. Fundamentally, we have to pay tribute to the resolve and fortitude the community in Kildare, and specifically in Celbridge and Leixlip, showed in campaigning for nearly 800 days to reunite the lands at Castletown into State ownership. What learning will the OPW take from this experience?