Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

There is not being followed properly and there is making a complete hames of it. There is no evidence of a detailed consideration of other options and no cost-effectiveness analysis. No economic appraisal was carried out. There was no consideration of the lease, buy or build options. There is no evidence that the full costs of leasing Miesian Plaza were identified and evaluated, specifically fit-out costs, furniture, maintenance costs, operating costs, value added tax, VAT, and the cost of OPW staff involved in the project. The risks associated with the project were not set out. Issues arose with regard to agreeing the client Departments' accommodation needs and the effect on a practical completion date. All these matters were missing from the business case.