Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State, who used the phrase "as previously advised" a few times. As previously advised, I was told it would be ready in the first quarter of this year. As previously advised in response to my next question in May, I was told it would be finished at the end of June. Now the Minister of State has moved it on to another quarter. We are talking about eight areas in Galway and I am going to be parochial because it is my area. The areas in question are Nimmo's Pier, Claddagh Quay, Raven Place, Eglinton Canal, Wolf Tone Bridge, Merchant's Quay, Long Walk in the New Docks, Salthill area 1 and Salthill area 2. Can I have some dates please and a sense of urgency? I realise the complexity of the works. I realise that Galway city is a particularly beautiful city architecturally, as demonstrated by the Eglinton Canal opened in 1852 by Lord Eglinton. I spent 17 years of my life on the local authority. I know the work that went into this. My serious concern is with the failure to make progress. There has been an utter failure and the timeline keeps shifting. Like water spilling, the date keeps shifting and changing.

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