Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

The timeframe will begin when a preferred route option is proposed and the process will continue into next year. It will not be a short timeframe. It will take several months rather than weeks as it must engage An Bord Pleanála as well as the Department. The timeframe is difficult to quantify in advance and the Planning and Development (Critical Infrastructure) Bill means we are in new territory. I am confident it can be done in an orderly manner which is respectful of all parties.

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