Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is clear to me the contractor was not on site and was looking for money. Mr. Gunning can dress it up whatever way he likes but that appears to be the reality, which is a shocking state of affairs in terms of the board's relationship with the contractor. It seems to continue. In his opening statement, Mr. Gunning referred to hundreds of claims for hundreds of millions of euro and said he had to significantly beef up his own staff and support structure. Did that significant beefing up include hiring outside consultants at extra cost to the taxpayer?