Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will make two points. First, the Deputy continues to attack the credibility of people in this House who are not here to defend themselves, which is not a new tactic in relation to the Deputy. A number of months ago the Deputy was moving motions of no confidence in Tony O'Brien and today on Leaders' Question he was quoted as a source of great authority on Leaders' Questions. Maybe she will be quoting them in six months' time and taking their advice on board in that regard.

Phase A of the project, the completed phase, came in on budget. It is important to say that as one would not think that from the Deputy's assertion. I would be answering extraordinarily serious questions, in fact, I would not even answer the questions, if I had awarded the contract and picked the company. That was the bad old days of Irish politics. A process in place. The legal entity-----

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