Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 12 October 2017

Public Accounts Committee

Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016

9:00 am

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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I am stuck for time. We have 15-minute slots and we try to get distinct answers. With respect, Mr. Nolan has not answered the question regarding the cost analysis when a project is at concept stage or before it goes to tender. I am not talking about commercially sensitive information; I am talking about the bones of a project and whether it is viable to do it directly using State borrowings or using the PPP model. The Comptroller and Auditor General has outlined his analysis of his work in this regard. He feels it would be better if there was more public discourse and public scrutiny of projects. I agree and I am trying to understand the process. Mr. Nolan has not answered the question.