Mr. David Gunning:

I thank the Deputy. We have an interesting relationship with the contractor. Having set off on this contract a number of years ago on this project, the intention was to be very collaborative and co-operative and work through the project in that fashion. In the middle of all the claims and the commercial disputes, that did not work out as planned. I am now in a position to report that we are trying to recover that and are working in a very co-operative and collaborative fashion with the contractor as we seek to secure the December 2023 delivery date.

The areas of non-performance in the past were resourcing, primarily in getting resources on the site. I am happy to report that we would have had a big change in the resource profile from March until now when the concrete frame people departed the site and other specialisations to do with the fit-out and mechanical and electrical work came on board. I am glad to report that the numbers on site continue to grow. We are encouraged by what we are seeing on the site currently but there is still a long way to go. We are within a whisker of 40% completion on the site. That is where we are.

I want to be optimistic and look forward in terms of the opportunities here. We have big companies involved here in BAM. We have large Irish mechanical and electrical subcontractors. These are well established and capable companies. We want to give them every support that we can to continue to get this project completed. That is our priority.