Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I refer to the PPP issue, which Mr. Watt discussed with the committee last October when the current report had just been issued. I asked a number of questions, which I would like to revisit. According to the report, there were outstanding commitments amounting to €4.2 billion across the Department of Education and Skills, the Courts Service, the OPW and National Roads Authority but the commitment to local authorities for wastewater services and treatment plants was not included because they come under a different auditor. In the letter Mr. Watt sent to the committee following that meeting, he referred to an Exchequer commitment of €685 million. Does this commitment remain or has that been paid and fully financed in respect of the various PPPs for water services involving local authorities?