Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As time goes by, I get more and more confused about the general project. We were led to believe the increase in costs would be from €660 million to €1.7 billion, which would have been alarming. It now appears the project had been projected to cost just short of €1 billion. That was a reasonable and fairly accurate estimate when the various boards put their heads together. It is now estimated that it will go to €1.4 billion, which is made up of building costs, extra specifications and miscellaneous issues. Is it unreasonable to ask whether this is the final estimate? Do we finish at this? Are we in danger of something else happening at a later stage? If so, what?