Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Government has been clear. The Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Donohoe and the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, have said repeatedly that the Government takes responsibility for this underestimate and for the cost increase of this project. There have been people who have felt the need to step aside because of accountability. The chairman of the board has stepped aside and there is a new person in charge of leading the board for this project now, so there has already been some accountability.

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