Ossian Smyth (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

The Deputies have done the right thing in meeting both Departments. It is a key role of all politicians to broker agreement between different parties. The view of the OPW is that it is acting in an advisory role. Deputy Leddin is telling me the Department of Transport is saying it is an OPW job. We have all been in this situation before. I will bring the Deputies' comments back to the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donovan. It is a multimillion euro project of between seven and ten years so it is cannot happen quickly. I hear the Deputies and I will take their comments to the Minister of State and the Minister.

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