Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We have never sought that information here. I can assure the Deputy that since the final tender was submitted in September the State has been seeking to protect the taxpayer. Every element of this is being gone through with a fine tooth comb to ensure that to the best of our ability we can present to Government a robust test to protect the taxpayer. That still may not meet the criterion. It still may not be accepted, and I am not saying it is. I can assure the Deputy that what is going on now is that detailed eye-to-eye work or fist-to-fist work, whatever way the Deputy would like to take it, to reach an agreement that is robust and that I can bring to Cabinet.

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