Fidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for his lengthy reply. I accept that there are constraints posed by the River Corrib and Galway's status as a medieval city but the effect is not minimal as implied in the Minister of State's response. He said something interesting which I would like him to clarify. He said that a third aspect of the process was that it offered the public an opportunity to propose further alternative options which had not previously been considered.Is the Minister of State saying that members of the public are free to come up with a new proposal for Arup? Arup has not said that to me. Rather, it has said that it will press ahead with the process unless it is pulled off by the county council. That is an interesting option, if it is true; I am referring here to the third paragraph on page 2 of the reply.