Mr. Phil Meaney:

Limerick has been one of the main talking points since I have become involved. I came from the construction industry. One of the first things I was anxious to do was to get an independent report. We brought in Bruce Shaw and that happened. I understand the sequence of events but I would welcome the opportunity to have the Comptroller and Auditor General help us at this point to get what I call the "myth of Limerick" to see if there are any problems in Limerick or any misunderstandings or misrepresentations. I know the committee is waiting for some information from us which we will provide as soon as possible. I think we need to kill Limerick once and for all. There has been a very great amount of reporting about the matter and much of it is erroneous, in my opinion. However, my opinion is not what matters in this case. We need to have the Comptroller and Auditor General sign off on Limerick so that we can move on. We have to provide some information to the Comptroller and Auditor General but I would like to see Limerick going off the radar by the end of this year or very early next year and that the Chairman and the committee are satisfied with the facts and figures to do with Limerick. I hope that we can clear up what the media and the people believe are the problems.