Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 25 September 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Engagement with Office of Public Works

1:30 pm

Photo of Rose Conway-WalshRose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

As was said earlier, Deputy Doherty asked for the full documentation to be furnished to the committee. It was the expectation of all committee members that all relevant documentation would be submitted. We look forward to hearing about it. It is very disturbing that Mr. Conlon cannot say this was a waste of money. We have to remember this is taxpayers' money, and when I say taxpayers, it belongs to every person living on this island who pays VAT and tax and everything else, and they consider their money to be wasted on this project, especially when we are looking at it in the context of 14,000 people being homeless and the fact the money spent on this would have built a very substantial home for some of those who do not have one right now. The least we can do is to examine all the documentation thoroughly.

I would like to establish one thing first. With regard to the measured term maintenance contract, will Mr. Conlon confirm on the record that the procurement was complete in November 2021 for the Dublin area? Was it complete in November 2021? I am talking about the overall contract.

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