Séamus McGrath (Cork South-Central, Fianna Fail)
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This is not personal to anyone here because it goes back many years, but there has been a catalogue of mismanagement, failed governance, failed oversight and a failure to follow proper procedures in relation to this project. It is a running sore. We do not know if the project will ever reach fruition. There is an estimated potential cost of more than €70 million, with more than €4 million already incurred and growing. It is an absolute unmitigated disaster.

Again, this is not personal to anyone here because I know it goes back to the early 2000s, but in terms of trying to build public trust in how money is spent this certainly does enormous damage. I will move on at this stage to other-----