David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In that case, why not give us the information? We should have the information. I do not see any issue with it. If there is to be an additional cost, my estimate is it will be approximately €40 million. I am not an expert but it is my estimate in light of what inflation will be.

I will ask a question rather than giving my view, which Mr. Barry might consider unfair. Is it the case that the minutes were redacted and he does want to give us the information because he does not want a headline to result from a meeting of the committee to the effect that the cost will higher than €1.433 billion? It goes back to the issue the Chairman raised earlier, namely, that we are not getting any additional information because there is a preciousness over the cost. For understandable reasons, the costs have escalated and the board discussed the matter. We have a responsibility to probe the information. We have a version of the minutes that has been redacted in respect of what is clearly either another cost overrun or an additional cost, yet Mr. Barry is not in a position to tell us the figure. I do not know why and I can only surmise. Is it because he does not want, at this point, the public and the committee to know there could be an additional cost of at least €40 million for construction inflation?