Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The October 2017 minutes are quite astonishing because there is a sense that there was deep concern. There is no way there would be discussion of four possible options like that unless there was deep concern. I am aware of the €61 million, but I am also aware that there must have been concerns about other issues which brought the figure up to €200 million which Mr. Pollock was aware of in August 2018. Those were engineering, electrical and similar issues.

According to the minutes of an April 2018 meeting, Mr. Pollock said that the GMP was significantly at risk. On 25 June 2018, BAM was asked for its response about the impact of delays on the project. On 27 August, BAM said the delay would be three months. That is not long ago and we now know that the timelines are a lot longer, which obviously has an impact on the costs. I am intrigued about the following. On 22 October, the GMP process was noted as not concluded. There must have been a nervousness at that stage as to where this was going. Would that be fair to say?