Joe O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I will add to what I provided earlier because when I read the initial answer I felt more was needed. In April last year, an initial visual assessment was done by an architect but it was August last year before the senior technical officer visited the site. Therein lies some of the delay. The Department was keen to underline to me that the scheme is repair only, but also that a leak detection test was required and there was some over and back regarding who could or should do that. It was finally agreed. However, I am glad to report that the Department said to me this morning that it will expedite the consideration of the application now that it has the testing it needs.