Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 18 April 2019

Public Accounts Committee

Environmental Protection Agency: Financial Statements 2017

9:00 am

Photo of Kate O'ConnellKate O'Connell (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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But there would still have been significant costs up to the High Court. I think back to the secure bonds and the parent company. If the parent company is an unlimited company, how would the EPA know if the parent company is good for the money? What if there are external issues that would not grant the EPA a glimpse of a company's accounts? How does the EPA deal with companies like that?