Mr. Phelim Devine:

As Mr. Gunning outlined, there have been more than 700 claims made by the contractor to date, of which 466 have been determined through the contract. Of those 466, the net position is that they have been determined for minus €1.4 million. A number of savings have also been determined to offset any increases.

In terms of the overall position, some provisional sums have been agreed through the contract process and they amount to plus €1.9 million. The overall position, as of today, that has flowed through the contracts is an increase in the construction guaranteed maximum price, GMP, of €0.5 million, which represents 0.1% of the overall contract sum.

Mr. Gunning also mentioned conciliations or dispute management. An unprecedented number of those claims have been disputed by the contractor at conciliation, amounting to 70%. That is a thorough process and is in the early stages of flowing those through to a conclusion.