Barry Cowen (Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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This paper was shared between the Minister and the Department of the Taoiseach for their consideration only and was then published by the Minister. It states that timelines and other supporting assumptions were taken from information by the bidder and experience gained. This is information not from his officials or officials from the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment but from the bidder. The options the Minister said he was heavily involved in studying and in making a decision in respect of thereafter were, in the main, based on information provided by the bidder that secured the contract.