Ms Fionnuala Duffy:

I thank the Chairman. In response to Deputy O'Reilly, I will start by addressing the safety concerns. The safety of patients, staff, visitors and everybody attending these facilities is of paramount importance too all those involved in this project. I would like to assure the Deputy that the development board had fire sprinklers in place. There may have been a perception that no fire sprinklers were in place. That was not the case. The provisions incorporated into the design exceeded all current national regulations in regard to safety. However, An Bord Pleanála's report was received yesterday. It is being reviewed. It does put some additional conditions around putting additional sprinkler systems in. The development board will, of course, comply with everything that An Bord Pleanála has recommended to it.