Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Minister of State has clarified the complexities and difficulties associated with the foreshore licence application. I ask him to have a word with the Attorney General to ensure his opinion is articulated to the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government as a matter of urgency in order that the matter can be brought to a conclusion. I make my request because the Atlantic Ocean and inclement weather will not await the advice of the Attorney General or the Office of the Chief State Solicitor. The ultimate solution is for the foreshore licence to be granted to enable the coastal protection works to proceed and be completed before the Irish Open Golf Championship is held in Lahinch next July.

I again thank the Minister of State for his intervention and coming into the House to address the matter. I know that, as a result of having raised it in Seanad Éireann, there will be a new impetus to get it over the line as a matter of urgency.