Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 6 December 2012

Public Accounts Committee

2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 16 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities

11:10 am

Mr. Des Dowling:

We cannot do that. Ultimately, it is a matter for the courts to ensure compliance with the law and it is only in the courts that such matters can be dealt with, where liability is clearly determined.