Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I have a couple of questions. It might be easier if I ask all of them together and then Mr. Barry might answer them. I am aware that he is chairman designate, which restricts him. It was probably beneficial for him to come here. What did he make of the offer made by the main contractor, BAM, to opt out of the contract at the time it did? Does he believe, having examined the board, that it has the required expertise? I am not asking for any commentary on individuals; I am talking in general terms because I do not believe commentary on individuals would be appropriate. Within the structure, Mr. Barry's board reports to another board that reports to another which reports to the Government. Will he be making recommendations to the Government on changing that structure? To date, it seems there have been layers upon layers that may not necessarily be required or work.

I have two more questions, one of which was partially answered in response to Deputy Donnelly. Does Mr. Barry believe he can keep the project within the cost of €1.4 billion, plus a fit-out cost of €300 million? Everything hinges on the PwC report, much of which I presume will be similar to the Mazars report, but additional questions have been asked. I realise Mr. Barry cannot prejudge the content of the report, but what will be his intention as regards taking action once it is published? I refer to the timeline involved.