Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I pointed out in my earlier contribution that I am not assigning responsibility for what happened to anybody. I said that. Lest there be an inference that I am in a position of assigning blame or responsibility for what happened, I draw everybody's attention to what I said. I have the height of respect not only for members here but for Louth County Council, the officials of which I have met. I draw everybody's attention to what I said in my earlier contribution in response to a question from the Chairman. I do not ignore questions from committee members. I clearly stated that I am not assigning responsibility for what happened to anybody. These are complex engineering projects comprising many different moving parts. Alongside that, it is a fair observation to make that if a project doubles in cost it causes difficulties.