Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will not take the seven minutes because much of what I wanted to ask has been asked. I welcome Mr. Walsh and thank him for the update and presentation. I very much look forward to the N28 both being started and completed. We had this conversation in the past and I will say it again for the public record that the lack of meaningful engagement at a very critical time slowed the whole process up. We will not have that argument today, however. We will continue.

In the context of the question Mr. Walsh was asked by Senator Horkan and his own very thought-provoking opening remarks, the national development plan, NDP, is the critical document, blueprint and roadmap for projects in our country. I would say to Mr. Walsh that project visualisation and delivery is absolutely imperative. Based on his experience in terms of inflation and the reforming of public works contracts, does Mr. Walsh think we will see significant delays in the NDP or will we not?