A er a thorough analysis of the file, the Ombudsman considered that a distinction had to be made between the ten-day pre-inception period at the very beginning of the project (in October 1999) and the remainder of the contract period.
Tar éis anailís iomlán a dhéanamh ar an gcomhad, mheas an tOmbudsmad gurbh éigean idirdhealú a dhéanamh idir an tréimhse deich lá réamhthionscnaimh ag tús an tionscadail ar fad (i mí Dheireadh Fómhair 1999) agus an chuid eile de thréimhse an chonartha.