Gerry Horkan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will wrap up in a moment. Does Mr. Howard not agree that there should be an examination of the way PPPs are working in light of what has happened to Sammon? The report, the findings of which were published by the Department a few months ago - with analysis published yesterday - does not take Sammon into account. Another report needs to be compiled in respect of Sammon. The same thing could happen again when a PPP is commissioned and the State pays out big money to a main contractor. If we have learned anything from this, it is that the system did not work and that we need a review in order to discover how we can protect subcontractors better.