Harbours and Piers
Dail Éireann — 2022-02-17
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Catherine Connolly (IND), Galway West

I note the words "robustly" and "continue". They are appropriate in the context of this island because the planning permission dates back to 2008. Here we are again. I welcome that there is a steering committee and I welcome the fact that it is meeting regularly. It would be more helpful if the minutes were available so we could all be part of that, because that would bring openness and accountability. What is worrying in this case, however, is that the business case was agreed, I understand, last April. The business case is out of the way, and I understand that the money problem is out of the way. The planning permission problem is out of the way. The difficulty now are the pre-tasks such as the pre-construction and the application for a foreshore licence. I do not know whether I am misunderstanding this, but from my reading of comments made, I believe by the Minister when she was addressing the Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands, we were given to understand that an application had been made for a foreshore licence. Is that application with the Department? Perhaps the Minister could clarify that for me.

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Sitting date: 2022-02-17