Mr. David Gunning:

The section in the public works contract that deals with this issue is referred to as liquidated damages. We have attempted to apply these in the past. The contractor has not agreed and various issues are in dispute relating to that. The amount of liquidated damages that has accumulated since the contractual period for completing the contract in November 2022 up until 31 September 2025 is €31.5 million. Forgive me, I cannot give the Cathaoirleach a monthly rate. I am looking for my notes here but I cannot find that slide. We have provided this to a number of public accounts committees in the past. There is an amount that accumulates but there is a question as to whether the court would support the levying of that. That is a matter we face from-----