Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I again thank the Deputy. I want to reassure him that we have a very sharp focus on project delivery across Government. We have agreed a new national development plan with a total of €165 billion in funding out to 2030. I want to see that money well spent on the projects that we all want to see advanced over the next number of years. Ensuring that we have the appropriate checks and balances in place from the taxpayer's point of view is important. However, it is also important that we keep projects moving and achieve our end goal, which is to get projects built and delivered for the communities that require them. I assure the Deputy that this is an absolute priority for Government and we look forward to working to fulfil that over the period ahead.

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