Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I concur with the Minister of State's fine words about the intense beauty of the area in question. I thank him for the full report on the development. To follow on from that, the Minister of State might go back to the Minister and ask whether he is concerned that certain people believe the NPWS took a hands-off approach to the second An Bord Pleanála hearing and that its full input was not given to that hearing. Therefore, there may be questions around the ecological aspect of the development between Oughterard and Maam Cross in particular, which may be challenged at a European level. This could have a serious impact on the development of the road. Parallels are being drawn between what happened in the Delphi bridge disaster and what could happen close to Oughterard. Is the Minister concerned about this and will he address those concerns?