Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We discussed this. The First Minister in the Northern Ireland Executive has a process of validation and value for money audits for any infrastructure, including this, and the SEUPB has given its analysis that this is a worthwhile prospect. The problem is that I cannot commit to writing a blank cheque. We must follow through on the analysis of the tenders submitted and determine how we can come to an arrangement so that the Narrow Water bridge can become a reality.

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