Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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Does Mr. Devine agree that that is a weak lever, given the history of this project? There has been insufficient capacity, there have not been enough people on site, there have been delays and there is an absence of a programme to bring it to completion. Each time the board has appeared before us, questions have been raised about the work programme. That programme would show what stages would be carried out, what capacity was on site, what subcontractors were in place, how we would meet certain dates and what the potential risks were. I do not want to put words in Mr. Devine’s mouth, but given that the board has not been able to hold the contractor’s feet to the fire and the dates keep slipping wildly down a cliff, is it concerned that it will not have sufficient leverage during the 18-month bond period to ensure that the contractor complies, comes back to fix all the snags and leaves everything in tip-top shape?