Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It has not continued. The amount of money the Government authorised earlier this year was linked to the 2019 agreement so the cost overruns did not continue in the lifetime of this Government. I am afraid the €2.2 billion was referring back to the 2019 agreement.

Let me answer the Senator very directly. I have full confidence in the board acting on our behalf. I believe Ms Fiona Ross, Mr. David Gunning and the team have done the very best job they could and have used the contractual levers available to them. At this point, it would be futile to second guess the contract and the levers put into that contract. I have full confidence in the board. It has done the best that could be done in what is a very difficult situation. On that basis, there would be no grounds for me to seek resignations.