Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Minister, Deputy Donohoe, might comment.

To the question related to McCann FitzGerald I truthfully do not know the answer, but I will ask that it be found for the Deputy and given to him directly. It is important to say, though, that PwC did not find that the procurement process, in using the good manufacturing practices, GMP, process was flawed. Importantly, what it found was that it had been extremely poorly executed. I take seriously and have acknowledged publicly the Deputy's experience of major building projects, on which I defer to him, but PwC put together a team which included building expertise, as noted in the report. It found that it would be the wrong decision to stop and re-tender. It found that it would end up costing more. The Deputy and I will not agree, but that is what the independent report found.

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