Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

In answer to the first of the Deputy's questions, as she is aware this is one of the most significant infrastructural projects that the State has taken on in the past couple of years. We have had in place a project management oversight board of experts in all the different fields, governing the implementation of this initiative to the highest standard. That is exceptionally important in order that, when the scheme is ultimately delivered, we can have confidence in the ways it has been put together.

I had the opportunity to visit the people who are building the system last week. Officials from my Department, Pobal and business analysts from Codec, which is the company we hired to build this incredible system, met one another. Having met those representatives and listened to the ways they are putting the system together and testing it for the last time, I can say to the Deputy that I feel very confident that this scheme will open on 20 November.

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