Mr. John Conlon:

The Cathaoirleach highlighted a number of instances but we must all remember, and it has been alluded to in various comments over the past three hours, that the OPW does a huge amount of work across the country. Our staff are hugely committed to the work they do. We deliver a huge number of contracts every year and a huge amount of building works and maintenance and we do that to the highest standards we can. We are improving our governance processes but I have to defend the staff regarding the work they do. They do it very professionally and very well. Given the scale and amount of work we do, we will every now and again hit a slippage but we are determined to work to the highest standards. We have good governance processes in place and continue to prove that. The management board and the senior management team are constantly and consistently focused on that. Our staff work every day across all areas of work. They work weekends and night time. The Cathaoirleach spoke about Phoenix Park. We have people working there who are always available on call whenever stuff happens up there. That is the type of stuff I see every day as I go around the country.