Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 3 October 2013

Public Accounts Committee

2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 42 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 12 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 13 - Procurement without a Competitive Process

12:20 pm

Photo of Mary Lou McDonaldMary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Okay. I endeavoured to raise the following issue directly with Mr. Paul Quinn whose efforts to contact me I acknowledge. Perhaps he might comment on the issue of savings on professional services. I understand a possible saving of €100 million in this area has been mooted. I would welcome some detail in that regard.

On public private partnerships, in particular in the water sector, an issue previously examined by the committee, what evaluation has been undertaken of the relevant projects? I understand the Department undertook to look at the value for money achieved in taking the PPP route versus direct provision. Perhaps Mr. Quinn might give us a sense of the current status in this regard. I understand there were question marks against some of the projects, in particular the one in Cork. I am interested in knowing the current position in that regard.

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