Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

Is the Minister saying he is not concerned by the Comptroller and Auditor General's report that the cost of the bundle of schools is between 8% and 13% more than if the schools had been built by the State using the direct build method? The State spent €70 million on the national aquatic centre in Abbotstown. It has been closed for more than three months. All water sports associated with this massive investment have been halted for four months. In regard to the tax break factor for PPPs, Kinnegad and other projects, has the Department of Finance factored that into the comparative costs and the cost comparators?

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