Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In terms of process, the revised scope, of which the Deputy will be well aware because it is something she has brought up in Question Time previously, includes 940 properties in total, and the Deputy had defined the areas. That is being reviewed by the Coirib go Cósta steering group members and they have reached agreement on the revised scope, subject to agreement on a fee proposal from the consultants. Galway is currently liaising with the consultancy firm Arup on its fee proposal. Once that is agreed, the project programme can be finalised. It is the intention of the project steering group to publish the updated project programme to the project website - this is the word they have given me - shortly. However, I am giving a commitment to the Deputy to go back to get it finalised as quickly as possible.

The process is there. The final piece of the jigsaw is to agree a revised fee proposal with the consultants. Once that happens, they can finalise the project programme and publish it on the website. In my capacity as Minister of State with responsibility for OPW, I undertake to proactively follow-up on this and look to have it in place as quickly as I possibly can.

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