Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The truth really hurts. One of the accusations made by the Leader of the Opposition was that the Government is too willing to allow costs to escalate. I am demonstrating exactly how he would behave in the same way or worse. It is €3 million in year one, €15 million in year two, then phases three and four and all the knock-ons. One needs to take into account the full cost when making a decision about something, not just the initial cost of one part of one year.

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