Malcolm Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Most of that reply told us things we already knew but I do welcome the fact that there is an acknowledgement by the OPW that the current site is unsustainable. A number of potential sites were put forward by the Coast Guard but are no longer available. This is because the OPW has taken so long. Sites do not just sit around waiting for the OPW to make its decision.

One identified site has been on the market for some time. In terms of legal due diligence, this speaks to the meeting that was arranged with the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Deputy Chambers, in June. It is now October and one would have hoped that the OPW would have carried out due diligence on this site by now. I worry that I am going to be here in six months time and we will not have any answers to the questions. I therefore ask the Minister of State to bring this back to the Minister as a matter of urgency.