Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Very well. The witnesses said this is a good deal overall. We are all aware of what Hawkins House looks like, what an awful building it is and the opportunity for redevelopment of that whole area. Some of it has started. However paragraph 6.35 refers to the delay in getting into the building, which added to the costs. The OPW disputed the quantum of the cost, given the refit and the other things that happened. Paragraph 6.35 shows that costs were involved in staying in Hawkins House. Was that accounted for in the amount the witnesses mentioned earlier? One cannot pick one and not pick the other.