Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The other point I would add, and I would have said it earlier when the departmental representatives were here, is that while we are talking today about the cost of materials such as aggregates, steel and so on, fuel is also an issue. Roadbridge employees, who are able to speak freely now having been unshackled from the company, told me that if they had remained on contract, they heard that the fuel burn for the machinery on that project alone could have amounted to €5 million on top of everything else that was priced in. That is something that has not been mentioned much today but it is very current and the situation in that regard is fluctuating as well.