Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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Mr. Moloney and the Minister are in control of this. If work is being given to outside consultants and those consultants have to reach certain milestones, it focuses minds. If any of us take on something and we do not put in place a target date to finish, it can go on forever and a day. It can be put off continually. What I am saying is that there are escalating costs, but also, perhaps, escalating consultancy costs by not doing what I have outlined. There are three good reasons. I ask that the Department look more seriously at this and endeavour to ensure that timelines are put in place. I accept that the Department has to comply with the regulatory framework, environmental regulations and everything else, but I ask that the it try to at least ensure that some parameters are set down. If timelines are not set, the effects can be seen on the ground. Mr. Moloney is hearing about those this morning.