David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I have discussed this issue with officials in the Minister's Department in respect of public private partnerships. It was based on a genuine desire to ensure we had proper scrutiny, not only in having a look-back but also in the planning of public private partnerships. The arrangement has been used as an excuse at times not to allow us to get under the bonnet of some of the public private partnerships that have taken place. That is unfortunate because the more information we have, the more scrutiny we have. The more we evaluate projects such as this, the better it is for all of us. It was in that vein that the questions were put. I have no difficulty in corresponding with the Minister on any of these issues.

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