On Monday, it was announced that the tender for the Cork event centre would have to be reopened and retendered. It is eight years and four taoisigh since the sod was turned on the site. It was turned by Enda Kenny eight years ago, in February 2016. The people of Cork are fed up and really exhausted by this farce. It really is a farce at this stage.

Regarding how we go forward, what kind of tender will there be? Will it be an open one? Is it possible to recoup the €1.5 million already spent on the project without a brick being laid? Does the Minister accept that the process engaged in from the outset was clearly flawed?

The Government has reaffirmed its commitment to the Cork event centre. That is an important part of the decision it made this week. The Taoiseach and I submitted a memo on it to the Cabinet and it had the full support of all its members. We will see an expedited and truncated procurement process. Costs have increased. The Government has already committed €57 million in grants for this project. That will increase. The facility needs to be built. I assume the Deputy supports it. I do, too. The Tánaiste does, too, and is a very strong advocate of it. We need to move it along as quickly as possible.