Mr. Jim Breslin:

Very much so. On foot of the mobilisation for this phase of the project, the resources on site on the purchaser's side were increased substantially. This was done to make sure that as the works got underway, enough people were monitoring the site on a daily basis. They are present full time rather than visiting the site.

Matters would come to their attention and they would address them speedily. That is important because, although a large amount of risk has transferred to the contractor, there is always a tendency for a contractor to lodge a claim. Therefore, a proactive approach that sees an issue and addresses it with the contractor before it reaches that point is much preferable to leaving things and hoping they will not arise in the future.

I am very happy to take any particular information and pass it on. I will certainly be raising it with the development board, in light of what the Deputy has said, so they can be fully satisfied they have enough procedure in place to identify issues, and also have procedure so that, if there are people who have an interest in it and want to raise issues, they are able to do that.