The dates on which company representatives met either me or my colleague Minister of State, Deputy Treacy, were as follows:
11 January 1994, 21 January 1994, 22 February 1994, 12 May 1994, 10 August 1994, 29 September 1994 and 5 October 1994.
Given the scale and nature of the project there were, of course, numerous meetings with departmental officials covering all aspects of the proposal.
The outcome of these interactions is a proposal totally in line with departmental policy. Both I and Minister of State, Deputy Treacy, have always adhered to the official advice on these matters.