Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The revelations to date regarding Siteserv have only further bewildered the already bothered Irish public about the ancillary activities of Irish Water and the prolonged saga of unanswered questions. Many contradictions have been revealed in the record of Siteserv. It is ironic in the extreme that KPMG is the company appointed by the Government to oversee the comprehensive inquiry which this demands when it is evident for a plethora of reasons that it would be appropriate for an independent body to carry out this inquiry. It is imperative that it is done in an unbiased, fair and equitable manner.

KPMG corporate experts were first into the company to prepare it for sale and a sub-committee in Siteserv was also assembled to work on the sale. To further compound the intrigue the committee was chaired by a Mr. Robert Dix, a former partner in KPMG. Mr. Walter Hobbs was also a member. He was a corporate finance adviser-----

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