John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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We will now move on to the Tipperary hostel project. The figure of €150,000 was mentioned. This is a matter that has been raised in the House and at this committee a number of times by Deputy McGrath. The report states that the estimated cost of work on the site to date is approximately €4 million, that some or most of that €4 million was taxpayers' money and that the project is not yet complete. Whose responsibility is it, in terms of ownership of the project, that almost €4 million in taxpayers' money has been spent on this project to date? It is now not only a question of an investigation into the spending of €150,000 but an investigation into how this asset will be realised for the State, which has already spent €4 million on it.