It is now two years and five months since the sod turning on the Cork Events Centre. When the Dáil returns after the recess it will be not far off the first anniversary of the application for additional funding by Cork City Council of €10 million. Can the Tánaiste say when the Department will decide on that additional funding between now and the Dáil's return in September?

This is a project that has been ongoing for a long time. I can understand the frustrations in Cork among business people and politicians. I thank people for their patience. I have been personally involved on repeated occasions in trying to move the process forward. We are making progress. We hope to receive legal advice from the Office of the Attorney General this week which will confirm legal advice received by Cork City Council which would allow the State's contribution to be increased to make the project commercially viable. As soon as we get that confirmation and political decisions are made on the back of that advice we will let people know immediately.