Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

He is also defending them in respect of the overall escalation of the costs generally. From the briefing documents and my reading of what Mr. Gunning has said this morning, the approach taken has meant that a lower additional cost has been incurred than might otherwise have been the case in respect of conceding claims repeatedly and establishing a new precedent. That is my reading of the situation.