Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)

I realise we are running out of time. The Minister spent a long time saying nothing to me. A PPP may no longer be a realistic proposition. As he rightly said, it is a complex specialised building. Is it realistic that the Government will find a partner to provide a theatre on this site or will we need to find another method of funding? Will the whole project go back to the drawing board? I ask the Minister to give us a definite date. It is ludicrous that we have only reached the stage where the regulations for the design competition are nearing completion.

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