Michael McCarthy (Cork South West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for his response. The case has been well made. I have pursued it through parliamentary questions and Topical Issues and I acknowledge the involvement of the Minister of State and the interest he has taken not only in the Bandon scheme but also in the Clonakilty scheme. He took time out of his very busy schedule to visit Clonakilty recently. He has also taken a Topical Issue I tabled and met the business group from Skibbereen in Leinster House recently, for which I am grateful.

Could we keep this scheme at the top of the agenda? I would appreciate if we could do whatever is required and is within the capability of the Department so that we can get around this current difficulty and see construction.

All of these schemes are very important, as are all the various stages, but the most important aspect of these works is when one sees the actual work being undertaken. That is when people realise the day of reckoning has come. I ask the Minister of State to keep this on top of the agenda and to give it as much priority as he can.

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