Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)

I was not aware of that. I will be here ten weeks tomorrow. It is something I may well explore, particularly in the context where proposals emerge from Dublin City Council for other areas. In the context of limited resources, there may be a new way of evaluating PPPs. I will ask that this be examined.

I support the old clerk of works system, which worked extremely well. Generally, these people had detailed knowledge and attended at 8 a.m and were the last to leave in the evening. I was a junior in these matters when I was working as a student but I saw that system at work. Deputy Wallace is an advocate of the return of something of that nature and says workmanship now is not as good as it should be. These are issues I am eager to explore to ensure projects let slip in 2008 can be brought back from the back burner to ensure ordinary people can live in decent, habitable accommodation. That is the least we owe them. A number of steps are required to ensure the process is accelerated and front loaded. I will pursue this and Deputy Wallace, who has experience in this area, may have details to furnish. I will examine them in that context.

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