Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I can certainly confirm that the proposal issued in the very early days of 2010 by the Fianna Fáil-led Government was a for period of 30 years. What I cannot confirm is Deputy Curran's assumption of what the design will look like because it has not yet been approved by the Cabinet. Therefore, it has not been announced and certainly not sanctioned. Therefore, I respectfully ask the Deputies to wait until I obtain Government approval for the design. I will be hotfooted on the day to make sure I will publish it. I will very much value Deputy Curran's input thereafter.

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