Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I reiterate my appreciation and that of the Minister and the Department of Health of the local community's commitment to this project. Fundraising that amount is a very significant achievement. Many of us have been involved in fundraising projects and know how difficult and challenging they can be. I assure the Deputy from this side of the House that that community commitment will be recognised and rewarded with a timely delivery.

I will need to come back to the Deputy with the timelines as I do not have them to hand. I will ask the relevant official to provide them to him. I assure the Deputy that there will be very strong support from me and the Minister, Deputy Harris, when that draft plan becomes a final plan, which I hope will happen as a priority early in 2020. This project should proceed on that basis. I will come back to the Deputy with a timeline to follow that.

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