Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The controls on the vast majority of other projects that we do work. Of course we spend little time debating projects that communities need and which are delivered on time and on budget. I understand why those projects do not get the kind of scrutiny a project with this kind of difficulty deservedly does. I do not believe we have a situation of mass waste on our different projects. Those involved in making decisions on projects tend to want to find the most effective use of taxpayers' money.

However we are now finding that the cost inflation in some of our largest projects is higher than was anticipated when the decision to go ahead with them was made.