Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I suppose it was never an issue for banks. Money was never an issue when it came to Government policy, but it is an issue for the direct build of schools or the other things that are necessary for a civilised society.

Returning to roads, I refer to the N17 to N18, Gort to Tuam, which I mention because it brings up issues at many levels. It was very much welcomed in Galway as having come in before time, for which we all hailed it. I look at the figures and see that it came in five months early, it was €550 million for 53 km. There were savings in relation to refinancing, which was great, but then there were variations which cost more. Then there is an audit from the EU that says documentation was not handed over. I will look through my papers here, in order to quote it in a moment. Then there was a legal action, and a huge delay in the procurement of five years. This particular project raises many issues for PPP. I do not know who will respond on this, but it came in on time yet it cost more. The audit from the EU says that when it requested documentation, there was a refusal to hand it over. Who refused to hand over what?