Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his response. There is great hope that there will not be further adjournments. There may be legal requirements and we must ensure that the Department's next move is the right one, as there cannot be further delays on this. People get very nervous when matters are in the courts in case they lose control of the process. Hopefully there will be no further adjournment on 28 January and we can get some clarity. It is important that the Office of the Chief State Solicitor and the Department work closely.

I acknowledge the Minister's point relating to significant progress being made recently on conveyancing, however everyone will relax more when that is over the line. I hope that there will be significant progress on this by the time the Minister is next before the House for ministerial questions. This must remain a top priority because the staff and pupils of Monasterevin do not deserve this. We must work doubly hard to resolve this as soon as possible.

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