Ms Geraldine Tallon:

The situations are different. I have a considerable interest in the Ringsend wastewater treatment plant as well as a considerable responsibility for the spend on same, as it forms part of the public capital programme. I am not fully up to speed, but I am familiar with the background to the issues involved, namely, the design, the capacity, overloading, the need for further treatment, etc. It is not fair to compare the two projects or to conclude automatically that, given the problems at Ringsend and the difficulty with the Poolbeg incinerator, there is serious fault within the management of Dublin City Council.