Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)

I will not speculate on whether the agency which promoted them will withdraw.

With regard to the second question, I have made clear the point about the public private partnership process. Deputy Quinn would understand my point but Deputy Gormley does not have that experience. I do not state this in a patronising way. The PPP process is very exacting, and properly so. If any significant change is made in the process, the promoter body of the process — Dublin City Council in this case — has no option but to indicate to its partner that the issue cannot be agreed. In those circumstances, Dublin City Council may seek another partner.

Deputy Durkan asked another question unrelated to my slapping the Tánaiste on the back.

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