Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

These things take a long time. I wish they could be done sooner. I have been on Inis Oírr, visited the island and know the problems the residents highlighted to me. We want to try to sort them out. We have to do the environmental study. The foreshore licence and environmental studies are the sort of things required for this type of project. My Department is meeting fortnightly with Galway County Council to make sure we can progress these issues. If there is anything we can do to move it on, we will. The foreshore licence rests with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. We continue to focus on it to make sure we get this moved on as quickly as we can. I have outlined the current situation.

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