Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 2 March 2021

Public Accounts Committee

2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement

1:00 pm

Mr. David Moloney:

One of the things we must consider is whether the prices we actually paid have been higher. When we look at the prices we actually paid, we can see that they have not necessarily been higher. In fact the research on prices has shown that housing built on public land has been cheaper. We know there are real issues in terms of building apartments on brownfield sites in urban areas and that there are costs, which have been set out in some detail by the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland. I know the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage is looking at the experience of Dublin City Council in respect of going to procurement for particular types of sites and development in a market that is highly constrained. It is a matter of concern for us as well in terms of-----

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