Martin Ferris (Kerry North-West Limerick, Sinn Fein)

As the Minister will be aware, this issue has been ongoing for more than 18 months. I do not know how many times I have tabled it as a Topical Issue Debate matter or raised it on the Order of Business. This is the second time I have raised it with him at Priority Question Time. He is also well aware of expectations in north Kerry which has been devastated by unemployment. The value of the project going ahead cannot be overstated. Communication seems to be a problem, which I cannot understand, given that on 21 December the Taoiseach said he would set up a meeting between Shannon LNG, the regulator and the Department. If we cannot get all of the stakeholders around the table, this issue will not be resolved.

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