Maria Byrne (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Conlon for his presentation and for coming here. I first welcome the fact that the King's Island flood relief scheme has gone ahead and that Mr. Conlon has it mentioned in his submission because that is really important. We, the people in Limerick, waited a long time for it. In his presentation, Mr. Conlon mentions the fact that An Bord Pleanála has given planning permission to the national children's science centre. That has been going on for 20 years. A former chair of the OPW said at a committee meeting here that he would be extremely concerned about the possible exposure to the public purse. He went on to state that the project had never gone through the requirements of the spending code. Is the OPW still concerned about this project and the potential cost to the taxpayer and how much-----