Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have two questions. I know that the witnesses say they have been asked different questions in different ways. They have attended three meetings of the Joint Committee on Health and are here today. I would have thought, given that the cost of the project from the Department of Health's point of view is €1.7 billion, of which €1.4 billion is within the Department, with the other €300 million within the other group, that the opening statement made at the first committee meeting the witnesses attended would have included a breakdown, rather than going back over the history of the project. The figure of €1.7 billion should have been announced at the time and the board should have explained how it was made up and answered questions about it. I would have thought that would be the most basic piece of information to give the committee and we want to receive it by 2.30 p.m. I am quite sure somebody could just press a button and get a breakdown of the figure of €1.433 billion.