Paul Coghlan (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This is a huge gain for the nation and I would like to thank the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Deputy Deenihan, for ensuring that this work was allowed to continue. When the first plan was published by the then Minister, former Deputy Noel Dempsey, in 1990, I welcomed it enthusiastically. Indeed, plans were made even before then. I have been campaigning and championing this cause ever since. Unfortunately, there were officials who wanted the plan to be buried or allowed to gather dust but it is almost completed now and I greatly welcome the development.