Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 22 March 2018

Public Accounts Committee

2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 4 - Overview of Public Private Partnerships

9:00 am

Photo of Catherine ConnollyCatherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

On page 52 it states:

Although the European Commission’s investment in the Marguerite Fund falls [under the TEN-T regulation, which provides for the Court’s audit rights even in case the beneficiary is a private partner,] the Irish authorities refused to provide us the PSC and the tender dossier for the N17/18 motorway project, which were also not available at the Commission. Accordingly, the rationale in designing and procuring the project and in choosing the PPP option instead of alternative procurement methods (such as traditional procurement and concession) could not be assessed.

That has just come out this week. How can that be an example of accountability?

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