Mr. Seamus McCarthy:

In terms of the first item that the Deputy referred to, the current programme stating that the building will be substantially complete in March 2024, I am not clear whether the updated programme for substantial completion would be for the same date or a different date. The contract envisages that there would be what is called a "compliant programme for completion", in other words, a programme that is put forward by the contractor that is accepted by the board. What they say is:

The current programme from the Main Contractor [it does not say that it is a compliant programme] states that the building will be substantially complete in March 2024, [and then handed over for] commissioning. By the end of February 2023, the Main Contractor is expected to submit an updated programme ... .

That could be suggesting a different date. There is still a lot of information required by the committee in relation to that.