Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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How did that change of mind take place? Originally, it was intended to carry on, to refurbish and to upgrade insofar as was possible, and to continue providing services. That changed as a result of what? I am not as familiar with Owenacurra as I would like to be but I am familiar with the procedures that apply in such circumstances. I would like to know who decided, “Sorry, we are going to change the whole system, we are going to shift this around, we are going to put it to a different use altogether and do whatever else we are going to do with it.”

In addition, what is the long-term intention? Anything I have heard so for is not in concert with what I would regard as the long-term intentions for that site. That is an added question. What are the long-term intentions?