Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I mentioned three things. I do not expect our guests to agree with my observations on the location, design and contract. These are what I was referring to. With regard to the contract itself, PwC examined this matter. From my reading of this, the design was not finally nailed down until nearly three years after the contract was awarded. The first phase of the contract was in 2016 and the second and third phases were in 2017. However, there were still design issues in 2019, three years from the original date. I am trying to understand how that happened. It is a complex project and the hospital is not the easiest thing to build. It is large and expensive. Why would design not be finally pinned down before sticking shovels in the ground?