John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)

There was a hiatus over Easter when the individual in question, Mr. Hennessy, could not do his work. He has now returned and I hope he will continue with his work. He will meet one of my Department's officials next week. I hope he will complete his report as quickly as possible, within the next month or so. That will give us a clear indication of the potential liability for Dublin City Council. Given the changing environment and the fact we are changing policy - we have made it clear the commitments in the programme for Government now constitute Government policy - it would be most unwise for Dublin City Council and the proposed operators to continue down this path and not take account of changing Government policy. That is what this Government is about and that is my commitment.

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