Pádraig Rice (Cork South-Central, Social Democrats)
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393. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1694 of 14 April 2026, to clarify if the Southern bridge mentioned is being built on private land; to detail the cost to date of this bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40949/26]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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Further to Parliamentary Question No. 1694 of 14 April 2026, while the Southern Bridge itself is in public ownership, access to the bridge to and from South Main Street is licenced to the local authority for public use under a formal licence agreement with the relevant property owners.

The bridge is being delivered under a combined contract encompassing the two bridges that form the full scope of the project (i.e. the contract includes a second bridge connecting Crosses Green to South Main Street via Lambleys Lane) as well as related public realm works. The total expenditure incurred to date in respect of the two bridges and the public realm works is €9,757,081 (incl. VAT).