Fine Gael's Dublin spokesperson, James Geoghegan, said he received the confirmation from the National Transport Authority (NTA) through a parliamentary question.

When lodging the plans earlier this year, Mr Crosbie said that the 200-seater ‘Baby Vicar’ entertainment venue for Dublin’s docklands “will bring light and life to a dark place”.

The 35-bedroom hotel and ‘Baby Vicar’ venue will be housed in a two storey glass box

Currently, the consortium is progressing with Phase one of the redevelopment of the Irish Glass Bottle site with 894 units now under construction.