Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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The cost is about €900 million over ten years. That includes capital expenditure and operating expenditure. The Government decision is clear. The working group is in place already. There have been meetings with that group across GNI, my Department and myself. Work is advancing on planning, legislative provision and so on. If we see a private operator getting permission and moving forward, will we row back on the decision made? No, we would not, because it is better that the State owns it.