John Perry (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes, is very concerned. This is a detailed response from OPW. There is no ambiguity at all about this. The company went into voluntary liquidation and there was reappointment. Unfortunately, it is like anything else in that certain matters would be outside of one's control. There is all the evaluation and public consultation. The Senator has been a politician for even longer than me and knows exactly how months can slip by. He can be assured of the commitment of the voted estimate of the Department, that the allocation will be made in 2013 and 2014. There is total commitment within the Government to ensure this matter is corrected.

No doubt the OPW does an effective job, as has been shown in such work that has already been carried out in other areas in Cork. I am confident from the commitment of the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes, that this work will move forward as quickly as possible.