Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Mr. O'Brien would be well apprised in terms of tendering, etc. I did not have to go and do research in Harvard, Yale, Cambridge or Oxford. I just had a look at the DIT for an outline of what can go wrong where there are serious project design errors. Essentially, it states that if the design plans are defective, one will inevitably be destined for cost overruns in construction projects, particularly if there is a design deficiency or a poorly-designed, inaccurate or incomplete plan. Would Mr. O'Brien have anticipated some of these things? For example, a derogation would have had to be given in this regard. Did he have an input in respect of that derogation or was he involved with it in any way? Not locking things down, an incomplete plan, a change of orders, poor site management - all of those contribute. Will Mr. O'Brien explain his role in this?