Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Deputy Murphy. I have written back to the Deputy on some of the questions he has asked in this regard. If I have not answered all of them, I am more than happy to; my office will come back to him as well.

Regarding the full cost statement, my understanding is that all of these will be analysed by independent firms of accountants who will give a view then in respect of ensuring that it is a cost book approach. The Committee of Public Accounts and the Comptroller and Auditor General are obviously welcome to have a role also. Whether the full cost statement will be published, I truthfully will have to liaise with my Department. I could imagine that there may well be information commercially sensitive to one entity in it but I will certainly have a conversation with the Department officials and revert to the Deputy.

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