Mr. Robert Watt:

A PPP contract, as the Deputy knows, is more complex and involved than a normal contract, whereby the Exchequer provides the capital and the project is built by Transport Infrastructure Ireland or the Department of Education. PPP contracts are more detailed and involve significant management and post-contract management. The Chairman's predecessor, Deputy Fleming, was very strong on post-project reviews and asked questions about them all the time. A number of ex post evaluations of a variety of projects have been undertaken. These are not just undertaken by my Department. We set out guidance and the type of approach we believe should be adopted. There have been evaluations of the criminal courts project - a bundle of courts - and various roads. Various valuations are available of the schemes, including the Arklow–Rathnew and Gort–Tuam schemes, and various other projects, which include primary care centres and education facilities.