Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

My view is we had Mr. Watt before the committee a number of weeks ago to talk about capital projects. We listed all of the projects, starting with the national children's hospital and on through ten major projects. We had a discussion with Mr. Watt on the national broadband plan. A member of the committee - perhaps it was the Deputy - asked him whether he thought it should go ahead. He said it was more than his job was worth to answer that question in public. Clearly, he has now indicated publicly. As a result of the discussion we had on capital projects, we are writing to him for an unredacted version of all correspondence because we have previously discussed the particular matter. I think the Committee of Public Accounts will today formally request an unredacted version. When we receive it, we can decide on the next step to be taken. Obviously, there is information he did not want to share on the day and there might now be an opportunity to have a full discussion on that information now that it has been published in the meantime. That is what I suggest.