Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

-----fully is alarming. The route taken was to get a derogation for a two-stage process. A report was even done on the advantages and disadvantages of going down that road. One of the disadvantages identified was that it could lead to cost overruns if capturing the scope of the project and the bill of quantities accurately was not done correctly. That is what has transpired in this instance. I am not saying that it is the sole reason for the overrun, but it has played a significant part in that. How could we get to that stage when we had all of this expertise? It is difficult to understand how the original tender documents did not capture the scope of the project fully.