Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

For the record, the cities applying are Dublin, Limerick, Galway and a combined bid from Waterford, Kilkenny and Wexford. If I did not acknowledge all of them, I could be in difficulty with some of my colleagues, as would the Deputy.

We want to acknowledge all of them. I believe an announcement of the winner will be made by next July. I understand that a pre-selection phase in relation to all of this will take place in Dublin Castle this week. The winner will receive support from the Exchequer in order to make sure its candidacy is as successful as possible. While I have my own personal hope in this regard, I wish everyone involved the best of luck. Regardless of which candidate wins, it will get the full support of the Department and all of its agencies.

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