Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

I have one question on procurement by way of public private partnership. Is the use of such partnerships being reconsidered, particularly given the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General in drawing attention to the fact that the rates of interest being applied for PPPs are in excess of what the Government would normally pay? In circumstances in which interest rates are increasing, will the use of public private partnerships and their value for money be reconsidered?

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