Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am not in a position to comment on what people around town are saying about this project. What I can comment on is the work I have done to date in trying to understand the key reasons this project is costing more than had been anticipated. I have outlined those reasons. It occurred to me, as the Deputy outlined what he is hearing elsewhere, that such comments may in part be driven by the fact that the design and specification of the project heightened as it went on and, in turn, that created some of the cost difficulty we are now dealing with.