Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Senator for putting that passionate and detailed case in relation to Kickham Barracks. It is an excellent site, as I said when I visited. URDF is due to open again shortly. That is a competitive process but we supported that project in the past.One of the key matters arising from the first successful call and, in particular, the last call that was unsuccessful was that we responded to the issues with the Senator and his team by bringing more Departments to the table and getting an anchor tenant and a rounded process for the site. The Senator provided everything the Department asked for throughout the URDF process. We will be very keen to see an application coming in and will work with the local authority and the Senator in that regard.