Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

No, what had to be done was all those costs had to be included. Otherwise, there is a false argument. It was never the case that the bypass referred to by the Deputy would cost €21 million. When the project was ready for tendering, no price was mentioned. The Deputy's argument has only one logic: the project must be undone and taken back.

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