Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire. That is something the people of Inis Oírr will be glad to hear. It has been great the Minister has taken this project very seriously, as it deserves to be. It is interesting to hear of the gap analysis study the Minister expects to be completed by early May because the people of the island were in contact with me and were concerned the analysis could take another year. It is welcome to hear the Minister saying the money should be there.

Tá sé go maith a chloisteáil go gceapann an tAire go mbeidh an staidéar sin déanta i mí Bealtaine agus go mbeidh an t-airgead ar fáil. Braitheann sé ar an gcostas agus níl an costas iomlán againn go fóill.

That is welcome. One of the questions people from the island will have concerns how long the Minister expects the entire process to take. That is for the gap analysis study and the environmental assessment to be done and the foreshore licence application to be put in fully. I know these things take years but will the Minister respond in relation to that?

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