Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

It seems strange that in the region of €9 million was spent on a project that has never materialised and that nothing has happened in the intervening period since 2001 when the report in relation to the matter was carried out. That the facility is lying idle is a considerable waste of taxpayers' money. Perhaps Mr. Hamill would provide the committee with a full report on this project, including the procurement process involved, the work carried out on the mainland and the island, the reason for the decision to fence it off and leave it unused for five or six years and the current tentative proposal to dispose of it. It would be worthwhile if we could get that report.