Mr. Derek Tierney:

What Deputy Doherty referred to is part of an ongoing process. An initial test was carried out involving STS and the board's designer. That passed. A second test was carried out. The engagement between STS and the board now is in the context of what that means. I am advised that the outcome of that test is not yet agreed. I reiterate what the Minister said. No instruction has been given to change any element of theatre design. If there is discussion needed following any determination down the road, the board's view is that this will likely take two to three months in parallel with the existing work. It certainly would not cost tens of millions, as has been suggested in the media. The conclusion to all of this is that since no works have been proposed or asked for, it is unclear how these could be costed in any case. I am not sure what source the figure of tens of millions is coming from. In any event, if there is any remediation work further down the line, it is not on the programme's critical path or will not affect the critical path. That is as much as I can add to it.

I also understand that if there any remediation works, the board's designers and engineers have suggested that there may be alternative proposals to resolve any issue subject to the outcome of the second test. Again, that has yet to be agreed between STS and the design team.