Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

That was my question - whether the meeting in February had taken place. We knew from a previous reply that it was to take place.

It is going take place on Friday. That is progress.

I cannot emphasise enough the consequences of not having the third phase completed, especially in the context of safe access to the pier for cargo ships, for the factory and for the businesses there that rely on importing and exporting either materials or the final product. Will the Minister be in attendance at the meeting taking place tomorrow? Have meetings been happening on a regular basis? Have these been documented in order that we can see that progress is being made in respect of this matter? What does the Minister foresee as the final date for the work on the NMCI in Cork to be completed? I did not hear that mentioned in the previous reply.

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