James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Obviously I cannot comment on the legal proceedings that have been initiated over the PPP. I can say I was not personally aware of it and we will establish greater details in relation to it. Public-private partnership has a role to play, but it needs to be completely overhauled and re-examined with respect to the length of time it took to actually get to a position where it landed on my desk for final decision, but also the gateways in terms of establishing value for money and the criteria being set out for how you go about doing the PPP. It is an important route to get the homes we need but it has to be done in a manner that is fair to the taxpayer and gives value for money.