Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Was the presence of asbestos within the building so difficult to ascertain that the engineers preparing these advices, reports or assessments could not identify that it was present? The substantial remediation cost of the removal of the asbestos was not factored into the cost, and the asbestos was removed in two separate operations. Should the taxpayer not have been indemnified against an oversight of that kind in terms of the production of engineering reports? If there were engineering reports produced, I should say. What recourse do we have regarding the engineering advices we received that failed to identify the significant remediation costs that were going to be involved on the site? Does the taxpayer have any recourse of any type for this oversight?