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

Again, I would not like the wrong message to go out from the committee on the 63% increase in design costs. My understanding from what Mr. Devine said is that the increase was to get more design because it precedes the GMP and the detailed drawings for where the plugs and cables go. It is not really the case that it was a pure increase but the costs increased by 63% to get more design. There was almost an impression given that it was a waste or nothing was got in return for the increase. Perhaps that could be clarified so that an incorrect headline does not go out from here.