Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 30 January 2014
Public Accounts Committee
2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
11:30 am
Ms Clare McGrath:
The point the Deputy made about the valuation of the site was one of the arguments in the court case but the judge ultimately decided differently. I can say, in my role as the responsible owner in the context of property asset management reform that the co-ordination between public bodies in the context of intra-State property transactions needs to be improved. There is something in this space for all of us to learn, not just in relation to this situation but more generally too. We are looking at the protocols around intra-State transactions to minimise transaction costs and to improve efficiencies. We are working to improve co-ordination and the exchange of information.