Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I will take up the same point somewhat with Mr. Cahillane and Mr. Corrigan. One of the witnesses said that his job was not to put risk back on the State which is one of the reasons the witnesses are not dealing with the subcontractors but with the body with whom the witnesses have the contract. There is risk to the State, in a number of areas, including the fact that if the schools cannot open in September, the Department of Education and Skills will have the cost of prefabs, which represents one risk to the State. There is a risk to the State in terms of possible job losses and payment of those who lose their jobs, and possible legal bills to the State. The answers all seem to say the risk to the State is less here because it is the other people who have to deal with the problems. Would the witnesses acknowledge that there is risk to the State in all of this as well?