John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)

There was a legal case involving Dublin Waterworld Ltd and CSID was obliged to initiative legal proceedings against the former for forfeiture of the lease at the NAC because of its failure to comply with obligations under the lease. The NAC was taken over by CSID, which is now the National Sports Campus Development Authority. There was a snag list and, as with all construction projects, there is a process for dealing with any snags that arise. Dublin Waterworld Ltd refused to facilitate access to the centre while a dispute about the lease was in progress. The final snag list is not yet satisfactorily resolved. Some €23,000 has been retained and will not be paid until the snag list has been completed. Getting these matters resolved is a long, drawn out process in projects of this magnitude. Work will resume and remaining issues will be resolved without delay. If there are any structural defects this is a matter for Rohcon.

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