Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 13 December 2012

Public Accounts Committee

2010 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
National Development Finance Agency Financial Statements 2011

10:30 am

Mr. Brian Murphy:

The figure will vary from project to project. If returns are deemed to be over a certain level, they come back to the taxpayer, which is admirable. However, if the objective is to deliver infrastructure, if one has a fantastic model but no one is interested in bidding, that is not success.