Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 3 April 2014
Public Accounts Committee
2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Chapter 3 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 5 - Vote Budget Management
1:20 pm
John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
I want to ask Mr. Watt about Poolbeg. An examination of the spend on Poolbeg is not covered by this committee. It is a huge public concern that this money has been spent and it seems that nothing will happen. There is no public scrutiny of that money. We decided this morning that we would ask for permission to investigate the €108 million. I wonder whether the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has had any discussions with the various authorities - the Department, the council or whoever else is at play - about the site. Has it asked for an explanation of why €90 million or €96 million has been spent on this matter to date?
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