Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent) | Oireachtas source

That €45 million was spent on dreaming a dream and now it is all being changed over. Is this a common occurrence with public funds? Is €45 million regularly wasted by the Department or by Irish Rail on various projects throughout the country before those projects are abandoned? I always argue that someone working in the public service can dream a dream and go do something but the taxpayers have to pay. If someone who is self-employed makes a mistake, he or she has to pay. Is someone accountable for what has gone on? Has someone faced repercussions for spending this amount of money and then abandoning everything?