John Cummins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his forthright comments and again I thank him for the approval that has been given today to SETU to purchase that iconic site in Waterford. It is hugely welcome and I put on record my thanks for all those who have been involved in the process over the past 12 months and more. Regarding the PPP process, there has been justified inflation. It is a build and maintenance contract. The sooner we can proceed to final price on that, the better. The alternative of taking it out of the PPP bundle will not deliver further value for money in my view. The sooner the process can be concluded, the better. It is a really important project. I welcome the fact the Minister stated it is a high priority for the Government, and what I want to see is that the process will be concluded this side of Christmas.