Rónán Mullen (Independent) | Oireachtas source

They do not come from politicians who are trying to score points but from medical experts, including one person with experience of building several hospitals, Mr. Sheehan, who cannot be said to have a vested interest in the project. What he and others have said is that this really amounts to an indictment of the political class. We can ask hard questions all we like of hapless officials about how this happened, where the project will go from here and where precisely did it all go wrong, but in reality is it not the case that the political class made the wrong decision and was wedded to the wrong decision right from the start and that this is connected with the projected cost overruns?