Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 27 April 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion
Mr. Dominic Mullaney:
They are absolutely agreed on that and they have conveyed this to us. We have certainly spoken to them. As Ms Brogan said, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform will have to come to a conclusion. It may look at alternative forms of contract or it may look at adjusting this form of contract with regard to the inflation clause. This is an option. To introduce a completely new form of contract takes time. There would be a lead-in period . It might not be fast enough to deal with the current crisis. It is very much-----
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