Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

That comes across clearly. It is strange that the GMP process had not been concluded. Mr. Sullivan was so concerned that he said an additional meeting would be needed, according to the minutes, but the next meeting was not until 10 December. This is quite confusing and I will say the following for the benefit of the pubic. The development board, of which Mr. Costello is chair, reports into the oversight or steering committee, which was subsequently chaired by Mr. Sullivan, which then reports in to Mr. Breslin on the board at Department level, and then reports to the Minister. Despite the fact that it is clearly stated, given the concern, that there needed to be an additional meeting, there was no meeting until 10 December. It is barely mentioned in the minutes of that meeting that the GMP had been concluded and a recommendation gone forward.

What I am trying to find is that, if Mr. Sullivan needed another meeting to go through the recommendations on the GMP and to consider whether to go forward, and we know about all the options, and discussions of other potential options, why that meeting did not take place.