Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Yes, there are issues around the ratio. We did discuss at length last week things like phasing as well. I have several examples where a childcare facility has been left until the end. Okay, an operator is not going to go in until the estate is full, but where additional costs that I have seen have been incurred, these have been based on the estate being built out and then the original contractor leaves. Another contractor then has to come back in to put in the water and electricity connections and similar related work. I think there are better practical ways that we can approach this process. As I said, though, these are my preliminary thoughts on this aspect and preliminary work is under way to prepare a review of these guidelines, in which the committee, I have no doubt, will be very much involved in. This is a real issue.