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| Casement Park stadium report recommends replacement of safety expert Paul Scott | Casement Park stadium report recommends replacement of safety expert Paul Scott |
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| A report into the planned new stadium at Casement Park in Belfast has recommended the replacement of senior figures from key posts in the project. | A report into the planned new stadium at Casement Park in Belfast has recommended the replacement of senior figures from key posts in the project. |
| This includes stadium safety expert Paul Scott. | This includes stadium safety expert Paul Scott. |
| The Cabinet Office report found relations behind the scenes were "broken", and it would be at least another year before another planning application could be submitted. | The Cabinet Office report found relations behind the scenes were "broken", and it would be at least another year before another planning application could be submitted. |
| However, the authors said that a new stadium was still "achievable". | However, the authors said that a new stadium was still "achievable". |
| They said the overall business case "remains sound". | They said the overall business case "remains sound". |
| The report was commissioned after Mr Scott told a Stormont committee in April that the emergency-exiting arrangements in the proposed 38,000-capacity stadium were flawed. | |
| However, the report has recommended that he be replaced as chair of the Safety Technical Group overseeing the Casement project. | However, the report has recommended that he be replaced as chair of the Safety Technical Group overseeing the Casement project. |
| The report has called for other personnel changes: | The report has called for other personnel changes: |
| Sports Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has indicated she will implement all of the recommended changes. | Sports Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has indicated she will implement all of the recommended changes. |
| She said a key finding that the stadium is still achievable was welcome and provided clarity.. | |
| 'Resolve issues' | 'Resolve issues' |
| The report stated: "Relationships between the key stakeholders are broken. | The report stated: "Relationships between the key stakeholders are broken. |
| "We believe the use of an independent mediator will be needed to reset working relationships." | "We believe the use of an independent mediator will be needed to reset working relationships." |
| Work on the stadium was supposed to start this year but planning permission was overturned in December 2014. | Work on the stadium was supposed to start this year but planning permission was overturned in December 2014. |
| The report stated: "The Casement Park project is behind schedule and has to address two key issues before it can make progress. | The report stated: "The Casement Park project is behind schedule and has to address two key issues before it can make progress. |
| "It needs to find a way to resolve issues raised with the proposed emergency-exiting arrangements for the stadium. | "It needs to find a way to resolve issues raised with the proposed emergency-exiting arrangements for the stadium. |
| "It also needs to reapply for and achieve planning permission." | "It also needs to reapply for and achieve planning permission." |
| The report also included a "delivery confidence assessment" that is based on traffic lights, with green being the highest rating. | The report also included a "delivery confidence assessment" that is based on traffic lights, with green being the highest rating. |
| Casement is rated "amber/red". | Casement is rated "amber/red". |
| Although the report recommends that Mr Scott be replaced as chair of the safety technical group, that does not mean he cannot continue to sit on the group. | Although the report recommends that Mr Scott be replaced as chair of the safety technical group, that does not mean he cannot continue to sit on the group. |
| The report says his replacement will need mediation and facilitation skills "rather than technical knowledge". | The report says his replacement will need mediation and facilitation skills "rather than technical knowledge". |