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

It is not satisfactory that no attempt was made. At that time, one could not logically estimate that it would have been 35 times €170,000, give or take a few per cent. In the real world, that is not what happened. People either defaulted and went to court or people went to the negotiating table and went through mediation. That is the way one does business. I acknowledge that there were savings, but it is a very expensive lease. Was it considered before the NTA took on the taxi regulator that its outgoing bills would have to be taken on?