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Mark Gleeson · 23-01-2006, 19:41

I have the budget numbers for luas and €775 is the total allocation but €691 was the budgeted cost, a further €84 million was allocated for risk and contingency and all of it was used, that means they went over budget.The cost of Luas was quoted as €269 in 1996, that became €448 odd million in 2000 (we think had linked up as well) only to reach €600+ million in 2001 increasing to €691 in 2002

Against the budget at time the RPA commenced work it was over budget, its simple to go back and renegotiate

Ger brought up heap of issues on air which we never mentioned, we never mentioned who pays for repairs, and it was indeed Ger himself quoted in the Indo who mentioned single line working

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Mark Gleeson Technical Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coach C, Seat 33 Posts: 12,669	I have the budget numbers for luas and €775 is the total allocation but €691 was the budgeted cost, a further €84 million was allocated for risk and contingency and all of it was used, that means they went over budget.The cost of Luas was quoted as €269 in 1996, that became €448 odd million in 2000 (we think had linked up as well) only to reach €600+ million in 2001 increasing to €691 in 2002 Against the budget at time the RPA commenced work it was over budget, its simple to go back and renegotiate Ger brought up heap of issues on air which we never mentioned, we never mentioned who pays for repairs, and it was indeed Ger himself quoted in the Indo who mentioned single line working