John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I should inform committee members that we will have the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport before us in two weeks time. What concerns me about Mr. Murphy's organisation and others is they begin to account for themselves - and rightly so - from the date they were established but to get information on the other costs, we must go elsewhere. As the CEO of the National Transport Authority, Mr. Murphy should at least have some historical background information, particularly on the Leap card and the costs involved. I suggest that Mr. Murphy furnish those costs from 2001 onwards to this committee, even if the information has to come from the Department, so that members are fully informed. The cost is not €55 million. It is €55 million from the time of Mr. Murphy's watch but there are other costs associated with the Leap card project from 2001 onwards.