Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

No. I first asked Mr. Watt whether there is transparency for the taxpayer and the Comptroller and Auditor General to assess this matter. A number of projects have been undertaken using the PPP model but no post-project reviews have been published. In other words, I, as a taxpayer and as a member of this committee and, indeed, the Comptroller and Auditor General who audits these issues, are totally in the dark about whether these projects have worked, their effectiveness, whether certain variations are effective and whether they were value for money. As we do not possess any of that data, how can Mr. Watt even remotely think that this matter has been transparent? It is not as if we have not been provided with the information that would allow us to make those judgments.