The proponent was in a position where they had undertaken costing estimates as you would expect commercial costings of the various options," he told Senate estimates.
Labour has not given a costing for its target.
Bookmakers, already week after last week's budget raised the tax on lucrative fixed odds betting machines from 20% to 25%, dipped again on reports that the weekend's Premier League football fixtures were bad news, with all the favourites winning and costing them £20m.
Chefs are using more fresh local produce and, with a little effort, it is still possible to find reasonably priced meals costing about €15 a head all over town.
The principle behind the costing of Waterbanks is that each project is capable of being built for the same or at a lower cost than current forms of low-end construction in any given region.
Running to more than 2,000 pages and costing hundreds of millions of euros, the report concluded that Lowry proceeded to bypass consideration by his cabinet colleagues and thereby not only influenced but also delivered the result that Esat Digifone had won the evaluation process, ultimately leading to the licensing award.
"You can see how much it's costing you, so you're much more aware of it," Deborah said.
With an overall budget of £8m, the tabloid press is predictably whingeing about them costing £1m each.
With the programme now on four times a week, costing a relatively modest £150,000 an episode, its success is critical to the performance of BBC1.
A spat between the SDLP and working-class loyalists has ended up costing the taxpayer £300,000.
The former operations managing director Robin Gisby spent most on domestic flights during this period, taking 15 between January 2013 and September 2014, costing £2,250, and spending £4,430 on an international flight.
