Kate O'Connell (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The issue for people watching at home is that we have come out of a time of austerity during which everybody in Ireland suffered and it is disappointing for members of this committee and the public to have this in front of us and hear references to lessons learned and what will happen in the future. Why would lessons be learned on the job on a project of this scale?

Mr. Watt said, in his opening statement, referring to lessons learned and new ways of going about projects:

Second, and finally, a number of high-profile projects have highlighted issues with the performance of advisory firms. We will [seek to] link payments to advisory firms to clear performance standards. We will bring in performance standards linked to payments in future contracts [with those firms].

That is longhand for a bonus. Is that right, or am I reading it wrong? Does that refer to a bonus culture? It is saying that we are going to pay the lads money to deliver the job on time. That is what I take from that.