Declan Breathnach (Louth, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

This may be my last opportunity before the recess but I hope it will not be a lost opportunity to raise the commitment to deliver the planned Narrow Water Bridge, which is on page 141 of the programme for Government. This is a shovel-ready project on which some €2.3 million has been spent to date in preparation for the work. The reason I raise the matter with the Tánaiste and relevant Minister is that while the project has full planning permission on the southern side because it was a compulsory purchase order, CPO, the permission will run out in October 2017 on the northern side if a renewal process is not put in place. I do not wish to see this project lost by stealth. I call on the Government to make a renewed effort on the basis of money being available through the DUP or otherwise to ensure this project gets started and that negotiations go on North and South in the absence of an Executive to deliver it.

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