Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

At this point, it would be a futile exercise to second-guess the contract. The contract is what the board has and we must manage the project within it. The board is using the contract to the fullest extent possible.

I acknowledge the Deputy’s role in this. He must, and should, put pressure on us. I would were I in his chair, and did. There is value to us speaking with one voice at least in terms of shining a light where it must go, namely, on the contract.

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