Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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With regard to that process, one of the aspects we examined last week was the project appraisal stage and how we can ensure targets laid out for the taxpayer are being met. A point I explored last week is that it is apparent that very rigorous appraisal takes place at the capital stage of a project and I sought to explore what happens when the project moves beyond that stage. When a project has been up and running for number of years and is at the service delivery stage, as opposed to building stage, what appraisal techniques are still in place to ensure the taxpayer gets what was predicted just as the private sector does? How do we manage that?