Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 7 February 2013

Public Accounts Committee

2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments Under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 26 - Collection of Motor Taxation
Financial Statements 2011 - National Roads Authority

11:50 am

Photo of Kieran O'DonnellKieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We had representatives of the National Transport Authority before us recently to discuss the procurement of carriages for Irish Rail. Some €36 million was paid to Irish Rail at the end of 2012, yet 21 carriages, with a value of approximately €44 million, were not in use. What due diligence process would have been carried out by the Department in that respect? In December 2010 there were 50 carriages-----

Comments

No comments

Log in or join to post a public comment.