Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for the response. I am flabbergasted that there has not been more detail as to why there was such a delay. The Minister, Deputy Ryan, stood here in June and gave a commitment to the House that the review would be published much sooner. It is a pity he is not here himself this morning and I am not sure of the reason for that. Yet, here we are heading into October and we have not seen the review yet. This is a long-running saga. There is a strong feeling in my constituency that this delay is linked to the Shannon LNG application recently decided on by An Bord Pleanála. As the Minister of State knows, there was a strong reference in that to the delay of the publication of this particular review. I reiterate that it is a pity the Minister is not here to answer for himself but I put the question to the Minister of State. When was the first draft of this review received by any officials in the Department?

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