Jerry Cowley (Mayo, Independent)

I thank the Minister for that detail. When did the application go to Europe? I realise the Minister must get permission from Europe for this funding, but why did it take so long to sort out an issue which was announced last December? Can the European dimension be speeded up because the Minister is waiting for a decision from Europe to be able to give the go-ahead for the project? Will the Minister clarify why the matter has taken so long?

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