Tim Lombard (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for the response. There was probably nothing in it that I do not know. The only issue is the timelines. It is about making sure that TII and Cork County Council do not slip on these timelines. They announced them quite clearly last July. At that stage, they gave a commitment that stage 2 would be announced by quarter 2 of 2023. That was in the consultation documents that they published in July 2022. It is very important that we stick to these timelines and that is the key point of my argument this morning. I acknowledge the work that has been done. I understand that Cork County Council and TII have done a great deal of work on it, but there is a need to ensure that stage 2 is published by the end of quarter 2.

The most important part is that stage 3, the preferred route option, needs to be published by the end of quarter 4.As stated, TII published these timelines last July. I am repeating myself at this point. If the Minister of State does not have the information here, he can revert to me just to make sure that TII is sticking to the timelines. I am deeply concerned about slippage.